Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-10-Speech-2-020"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Asian bird flu2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040210.1.2-020"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-10-Speech-2-0212
lpv:speaker	lp:Raquel Cardoso2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2003-11-04--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2003-11-05--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (2003-10-16--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (2003-10-16--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2003-11-05--2004-07-19)3 member; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are all mindful of the impact on the world’s population of the atypical pneumonia that raged for much of last year. The ongoing helplessness of the specialists in the face of this epidemic led to a further sense of insecurity and resulted in a high number of casualties and also a climate of instability in society because it emphasised the deadly risk to anyone contracting the disease. Because I believe that life and health are the most precious assets we have, I must express my concern at this new epidemic: a form of flu whose virus comes from chickens and for which no cure has yet been found. According to studies published recently by the scientific community, only one thing is certain: this disease is highly contagious. What can be done to counter it? Use vaccines? How effective are they? Draw boundaries around neighbourhoods, cities and countries and cut them off from the outside world? This is what happened 80 years ago and we all know what the outcome was. How safe are imports of this meat across the world? We all need more complete information at least so that the population at large is not gripped by panic. We have a duty to ensure that our actions contribute to making health policies accountable, as regards this new disease too, in the face of which we feel powerless. We must find out whether other animals in our food chain are equally at risk, because a few days ago pigs were said to be amongst the animals most vulnerable to this type of virus. To allay these legitimate concerns, all the necessary means must be made available to prevent and treat this epidemic."@en1

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