It was not unexpected. There will be sporadic human cases as long as the virus is circulating in animals.
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It is always worrying to have a new case in a new country because it raises concerns among the public. But we have to understand that so far this is just one case.Dick Thompson
We cannot let our guard down until this disease is put back in a box.
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The crisis ... may seem more intense now because birds in Europe have become infected.
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What would emerge would be a disease as deadly as avian influenza, which currently has a case fatality rate of over 50, but that moves as easily as seasonal influenza does from person to person.
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The genetically modified food industry recognizes that they need to have consumer confidence in order to push ahead. The failure of GM foods in Europe was directly linked to the consumers' lack of faith in their government food regulators.
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There's an urgent need to sample and tag and track as many of these species as feasible, especially considering the narrow time frame that we've got available to do it. We need more information on the migratory routes regarding these birds.
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