TRACKING THE BIRD FLU, Online NewsHour

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TRACKING THE BIRD FLU

Online NewsHour Special Report

....RAY SUAREZ: Very quickly, if the disease crosses that threshold

and becomes, as you say, more efficient, will you know quickly? How

will you know?

ANTHONY FAUCI: Well, it depends on where it happens. If it happens in

a country in which the surveillance is very transparent and

information exchanged, you will know when you start seeing health

workers who are taking care of patients getting sick, doctors, and

nurses and family members who have absolutely no contact with

poultry, which will likely be the vehicle whereby it goes from the

chicken to the human and then around to humans.

So we'll see it. We hope that the countries throughout the world, and

in developed nations like the European Union, it will likely be very

transparent. We're concerned, for example, if things happen in

Southeast Asia, where there isn't that kind of a communication, as

well as in the developed nation, that will be less transparent.

RAY SUAREZ Dr. Fauci, Dr. Nolan, thank you both.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june06/birdflu_3-02.html

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I saw this interview. It was very informative and laid out the facts as we understand them right now.Lee <jackalope_lepus@...> wrote: TRACKING THE BIRD FLUOnline NewsHour Special Report...RAY SUAREZ: Very quickly, if the disease crosses that threshold and becomes, as you say, more efficient, will you know quickly? How will you know? ANTHONY FAUCI: Well, it depends on where it happens. If it happens in a country in which the surveillance is very transparent and information exchanged, you will know when you start seeing health workers who are taking care of patients getting sick, doctors, and nurses and family members who have absolutely no contact with poultry, which will likely be the vehicle whereby it goes from the chicken to the human and then around to humans. So we'll see it. We

hope that the countries throughout the world, and in developed nations like the European Union, it will likely be very transparent. We're concerned, for example, if things happen in Southeast Asia, where there isn't that kind of a communication, as well as in the developed nation, that will be less transparent. RAY SUAREZ Dr. Fauci, Dr. Nolan, thank you both. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june06/birdflu_3-02.html . Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. -Dr.Seuss . It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. - Duke Ellington . Never place a period where God has placed a comma. - Gracie