Even if you control avian flu, the next one is coming.
In my view this is connected by the differences in the farming practices. In the West farming practices are well controlled -- ducks, chickens and humans do not mingle together.
Many people have been exposed or potentially exposed.
All attempts to bring it under control in Southeast Asia have failed.
Surveillance is crucial because, in my view, the outbreaks affecting transmission among chickens were there for some time without being noticed.
This is perhaps the clearest indication yet that the world is increasingly committed to addressing the global tobacco epidemic.
We must keep in mind that we are likely to encounter in the coming years many other new emerging diseases.
This is the first time that we have third-generation infection in terms of laboratory-acquired infection.
We know that implementing the convention will not be easy, as smoking is an ingrained habit in China, but the government has made clear its commitment to take action.
While we still have a window of opportunity, we must do everything we can to avert an influenza pandemic as we simultaneously prepare for a worse-case scenario.
TB-HIV co-infection threatens to reverse the steady progress toward achieving this goal.
In fact, fear that their flocks might be culled without compensation is a pretty strong disincentive to report an outbreak.
We need to realize that there is very little incentive for farmers to report suspected outbreaks.
I think it is similar to tsunamis and earthquakes ... we do not know when.
There is an excellent chance for Europe to contain the Asian flu.
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