Tamiflu Vacinations - Last line of Defence
The risk of a global avian flu pandemic seems to be being taken more seriously after new cases were reported in eastern Europe. In the US, a draft federal report has drawn alarming conclusions.
EU states are stepping up border controls after cases were reported in Romania and Turkey over the weekend. In Romania's Danube Delta, emergency measures have been taken after three migratory ducks were found ill.
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu convened an emergency government meeting last month to discuss measures. Some 3,400 people in the Danube Delta have already been vaccinated with numbers expected to reach 125,000 in the coming days, said Romanian health chief Rodica Costinea.
In Brussels, spokesperson Philip Tod said the Commission and the member states were in "a heightened state of vigilance".
"We have surveillance measures in place for poultry and wild birds. Member states have been asked to increase border inspections on live birds and poultry and we have instructed them to increase hygiene measures," Tod was reported as saying by The Independent.
A US federal report, seen by The New York Times, predicts a worse-case scenario with nearly 2 million Americans dying, riots in clinics and disruptions in power and food supplies if adequate preparations are not put in place.
Tamiflu: The #1 doctor-prescribed flu medicine*
Last flu season, doctors wrote more prescriptions for TAMIFLU (oseltamivir phosphate) than any other flu treatment. Tamiflu attacks the influenza virus and stops it from spreading inside your body.
EU states are stepping up border controls after cases were reported in Romania and Turkey over the weekend. In Romania's Danube Delta, emergency measures have been taken after three migratory ducks were found ill.
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu convened an emergency government meeting last month to discuss measures. Some 3,400 people in the Danube Delta have already been vaccinated with numbers expected to reach 125,000 in the coming days, said Romanian health chief Rodica Costinea.
In Brussels, spokesperson Philip Tod said the Commission and the member states were in "a heightened state of vigilance".
"We have surveillance measures in place for poultry and wild birds. Member states have been asked to increase border inspections on live birds and poultry and we have instructed them to increase hygiene measures," Tod was reported as saying by The Independent.
A US federal report, seen by The New York Times, predicts a worse-case scenario with nearly 2 million Americans dying, riots in clinics and disruptions in power and food supplies if adequate preparations are not put in place.
Tamiflu: The #1 doctor-prescribed flu medicine*
Last flu season, doctors wrote more prescriptions for TAMIFLU (oseltamivir phosphate) than any other flu treatment. Tamiflu attacks the influenza virus and stops it from spreading inside your body.
posted by Clive Wallace at 5:18 AM
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