We should check the large amount of air traffic and air cargo between the United States and Asia through Alaska. We should investigate each outbreak like a crime scene.
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We haven't bet the farm on just Alaska. We have people all over the place. We are training wildlife biologists, rangers and, in some places, the public health officers as to what to look for.Hon Ip
We also worry that birds will stop off in some of the U.S. territories in the Pacific like Guam, and Hawaii.
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The United States is a huge country. There are millions of birds on the move -- but we're going to work smart.
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There are birds that fly directly across the Pacific from Southeast Asia to our western states like California, Oregon and Washington.
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It will be like 'Survivor.' We'll see which ones get voted off the island.
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There are tools we can use. It is not true that nothing can be done once H5N1 is back into wild birds.
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