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 Avian Flu
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists, are not allowing the importation of live poultry, commercial birds, pet birds, and/or "hatching eggs" from countries affected by the virus. This prohibition includes both commercial importations and passenger baggage.Remarks from President Bush on Pandemic Influenza
President Bush released the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza on Tuesday, November 1, 2005. In a letter to the public, the President stated, “The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza presents our approach to address the threat of pandemic influenza, whether it results from the strain currently in birds in Asia or another influenza virus. It outlines how we intend to prepare, detect, and respond to a pandemic. It also outlines the important roles to be played not only by the Federal government, but also by State and local governments, private industry, our international partners, and most importantly individual citizens, including you and your families.” Important Links
The National Strategy
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President Outlines Pandemic Influenza Preparations and Response ) notes that, “Lead departments have been identified for the medical response (Department of Health and Human Services), veterinary response (Department of Agriculture), international activities (Department of State) and the overall domestic incident management and Federal coordination (Department of Homeland Security). Each department is responsible for coordination of all efforts within its authorized mission, and departments are responsible for developing plans to implement this Strategy.” To read the President’s remarks on this issue delivered earlier today, please visit The White House website.
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The White House ) To reach the official U.S. Government website on this issue, please visit the Pandemic Flu website.
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PandemicFlu.gov ) Dr. Runge, the DHS Chief Medical Officer, addressed the pandemic influenza issue in congressional testimony in October. To read his prepared remarks, please visit the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security website. For further Avian Flu information, please see the following links shown below:
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) )
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) )
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World Health Organization (WHO) ) |
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