Quotes by Juan Lubroth

“Weve never seen a disease spread out as much as this one has in the past 18 months to two years.”

“They are learning to live with the disease and control it when it appears.”

“Its like looking at bread crumbs, but you dont see the whole loaf.”

“The virus may be spreading despite the control measures already taken.”

“The virus may be spreading despite the control measures already taken. Far more human and animal exposure to the virus will occur if strict containment does not isolate all known and unknown locations where the bird flu virus is currently present.”

“Immediate reporting by poultry keepers and their community leaders is the biggest safeguard for people?s health status.”

“Its very easy to blame bird migration, because then no ones responsible. Migrating birds may introduce the virus into an area, but it is human activity that spreads it.”

“A complete cull of all rural poultry in the country is not necessary and we were very vocal about this when I was there [in Turkey].”

“Avian influenza has not been a priority for Indonesians.”

“This is unlikely to make any significant contribution to the protection of humans against avian influenza.”