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Tanzania: Be Alert On Bird Flu

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The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)

EDITORIAL
30 April 2008
Posted to the web 30 April 2008

Tanzania has received about 4,500 kits from the United States for use in combating bird flu in case there is an outbreak of the disease.

So far, the disease has been detected in 11 African countries.

The nearest to us are Djibouti and the Sudan, but that doesn't provide room for comfort.

There is need for heightened vigilance.

The donation provides a particularly important challenge because if that aspect of preparedness if mishandled, any outbreak could spread like wildfire.

But the ban on importation of chickens is important as a contaminated consignment could be brought in.

However, other precautions are needed in the trade in wild birds, where it is far easier for infected birds to carry the disease in temporary settlements while migrating northwards or southwards.

So no amount of preparedness can rule this one out.

But alertness and proper handling of kits for health workers in case of an emergency are vital aspects of an effective control policy.

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There is also need for a regional alertness programme, so that prevention takes place beyond Tanzania's borders and within the other EAC member countries, and even extending to SADC.

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