H5n1 Quotes

With the evidence that we have, it's most likely that the avian flu, that is the H5N1 virus, is already endemic in this region. - York Chow

With all the measures we have taken and all measures we propose, most likely we have adequate measures and the H5N1 virus only has limited transmission to poultry and to humans. - York Chow

While we cannot predict when or if the H5N1 virus might spark a pandemic, we cannot ignore the warning signs... For the first time in human history, we have a chance to prepare ourselves for a pandemic before it arrives. - Margaret Chan

We've never seen so many outbreaks of the same virus in so many different regions. Our concern obviously is that humans could potentially come into contact with birds infected with H5N1, which would mean populations worldwide are potentially at risk. - Maria Cheng

We're aware that people worry about H5N1 in hogs... but any safeguarding now would be from the bird standpoint. - Jim Rogers

We will probably learn a lot about bird migration by discovering where the H5N1 virus crops up. - John Oxford

We visited before Chinese New Year and ... (an official) informed us there were no cases of H5N1. - Thomas Tsang

We understand the concerns that some people have, but the simple fact is we don't have any problem with the H5N1 form [of the disease] here in the U.S.. - Richard Lobb

We received expressions of vigorous support from the vaccine industry, their willingness to aggressively help us prepare... We talked about the need for short-term and long-term preparations, talked about the importance of a vigorous domestic vaccine market and the need for us to be planning not just for the H5N1 (the bird flu virus), but for the long-term prospect of a pandemic. - Michael Leavitt

We know we're overdue for an influenza pandemic strain, and we know it will occur, but we don't know when or even exactly what virus will cause it. It is possible that the virus won't be H5N1 at all or that this virus will change in a way so that the vaccine under development doesn't work against it. - Dick Thompson