Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-10-25-Speech-2-056"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Strategy against an influenza pandemic2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051025.4.2-056"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-25-Speech-2-0572
lpv:speaker	lp:Pilar Ayuso2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AGRI (2004-09-13--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-16--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, flu pandemics in Europe have been documented for more than a century and we know that the three A virus sub-types we have had originated from birds: the H1 in 1918, the H2 in 1957 and the H3 in 1968. All of them originated amongst birds and all of them mutated. We have known since 1997 that the H5 sub-type is highly contagious, that it is capable of being transmitted to man and producing a form of influenza with a high death rate, but that so far transmission is only possible through contact with diseased birds and their excrement. The H5 virus has spread amongst wild and domestic birds, and migratory birds are spreading it all over the place. Furthermore, it has been communicated to mammals such as pigs and cats. For all of these reasons, there is broad consensus amongst health experts and bodies about the possibility that the A virus H5 may adapt to human transmission and create a new pandemic. I believe that the executive Commission has so far acted responsibly and transparently within the framework of its competences. Perhaps its powers should be increased if a period of emergency and a pandemic begin. I would like to insist that it is important to lay down relevant rules that the Member States can follow, and to coordinate and monitor compliance with them, and also to urge the media to report rigorously but without creating unnecessary social alarm. I believe that we must strengthen the wildlife monitoring network, which is closely related to the majority of emerging diseases. Finally, I believe that we must enhance R+D resources within the European Union with a view to responding in a medical and scientific fashion as quickly as possible, should the need arise."@en1

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