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AN UPDATE ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S PREPARATION FOR A POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF THE AVON FLU. MIKE JOHANNS. AND GALE NORTON WHO IS LEAVING AS HEAD OF THE...
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TO. WE ARE PREPARED TODAY TO DISCUSS OUR EXPECTATIONS, OUR PREPAREDNESS AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO ENHANCE OUR EARLY WARNING SYSTEM. WE WANTED TO ADDRESS...
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WE EACH HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN OUR COUNTRY'S PREPAREDNESS. WITH THE AGGRESSIVE SPREAD OF BIRD FLU OVERSEAS, WE BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR...
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IT IS INCREASINGLY LIKELY THAT WE WILL DETECT THE HIGHLY PATH GENIC H5-N1 STRAIN OF AVON FLU IN BIRDS WITHIN THE U.S. BORDERS POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS THIS...
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IN THIS EFFORT. WE HAVE, ACTUALLY BEEN TESTING, WILD MIGRATORY BIRDS FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS AT THE USDA. THAT DATES BACK TO 198. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT...
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PANDEMIC. IF YOU'RE A HUMAN BEING, IT'S NOT. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. HOWEVER WE ARE NOT EXCUSED FROM CONCERN. THERE'S, WHILE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT...
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CONTINUUM. EVERY DAY WE NEED TO GET BETTER PREPARED. WE ARE BETTER PREPARED TODAY THAN WE WERE A DAY AGO AND WE'LL BETTER PREPARED TOMORROW THAN WE...
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IN THE AUDITORIUM. THEN WE'LL MOVE TO THE USDA BROADCAST CENTER TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS THAT HAVE JOINED US ON THE TELEPHONE SO WE'LL...
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ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE CANADIANS. PERHAPS SECRETAR NORTON. >> YES, WE ARE TALKING WITH THEM. THEY WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE THE ONES WHO WOULD HAVE THE ...
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ON MICROATORY BIRDS ISSUES AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO. THEY WILL BE -- WE WILL BE COORDINATING WITH THEM AS WE FURTHER MOVE THROUGH OUR PLANNING EFFORTS...
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THEIR ORDINARY MIGRATIONS. >> BUT YOU SATISFY WOULD THE CANADIAN PLANS? >> TO THE EXTENT I KNOW ABOUT IT, THEY
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HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIBLE PARTIERS IN -- PARTNERS IN WORKING WITH US ON SO MANY MIGRATORY BIRDS ISSUES AND WE ANTICIPATE WORKING IN THAT CONTINUING...
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FOR NPR PROGRAM LIVING ON EARTH. YOU
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ALL STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF OPENLY AND CANDIDLY COMMUNICATING AS THIS PROGRESSES, BUT OF COURSE THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HAVE THE BEST REPUTATION...
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SCIENCE ON OTHER MATTERS,
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FOR EXAMPLE,
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND IGNORING THE ADVICE OF SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON CLEAR AIR ISSUES, FOR EXAMPLISM. THERE'S A LONG LIST I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE...
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MAKE BUYING DECISIONS BASED UPON THE INFORMATION WE HAVE OUT THERE. I CAN TELL YOU, AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS HERE, WHEN IT COMES...
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THAT I'VE SPOKEN OF EARLIER. IT'S CLEAR THAT WORKING WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, THAT'S AN ESSENTIAL PART OF BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY AT THE EARLIEST...
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ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WILL BE VERY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN OUR PROCESS AS WE GO ALONG. >> NEXT QUESTION? >> YES, I'M WITH FEED STUFFS. MY QUESTION IS FOR...
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OF VACCINES READILY AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THAT
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NEED? >> IF WE EXPERIENCE A CASE OF HIGH PATH H5N1 IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU WILL SEE US HANDTLE VERY AGGRESSIVELY. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST APPROACH...
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WILL CORDON OFF THE AREA. MOVEMENTS IN AND OUT WILL BE PROHIBITED AND MONITORED. THE OTHER THING IS DESTROY THE POULTERRY. WE WILL TEST IN THAT AREA TO...
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BETTER RESPONSE? >> LET ME DESCRIBE LESSONS LEARNED FROM KATRINA ABOUT PANDEMICS. THE FIRST IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE A DISASTER IS PROMINENT IMPORTANCE...
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POINT TO IS HOW MUCH DIFFERENT A PANDEMIC IS FROM ANY OTHER NATURAL DISASTER IN KATRINA WE SAW MAJOR PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA, BIG PIECES OF MISSISSIPPI,...
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THE LINE SHARE OF THE FUNDING HAS GONE TO HUMAN SIDE RATHER THAN POULTRY SIDE? >> WELL, WE'RE DOING ALL OF WHAT YOU SUGGEST. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE PARTNERING...
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TO THEM. THE ONE THING ABOUT THIS VIRUS, THOUGH, THAT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF, ANDUTS RR -- IT'S WHAT WE SPOKE OF TODAY, THIS VIRUS CAN BE SPREAD BY...
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THANK YOU. >> PHILLIP WITH "THE DES MOINES REGISTER". COUPLE ORPHQUESTIONS. I UNDERSTOOD YOU COULD EXPECT AS MUCH AS
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20 TO 100 PRESWRUMATIVE POSITIVES THIS YEAR. IF I'M CORRECT, DO YOU PLAN TO RELEASE THOSE NEWS PRIOR TO THE CONFIRMATORY
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TESTS? IF YOU COULD GO OVER WHAT
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YOUR PROCEDURE IS GOING TO BE ON THAT. NUMBER TWO, I WONDERED IF YOU COULD, SECRETARY JOHANNS, IF YOU PLAN ANY, DO YOU HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO PLAN YOUR...
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BECAUSE AT
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THAT POINT WE WOULD NOT KNOW WHETHER IT IS HIGH PATH OR LOW PATH. WE WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO PEOPLE THAT JUST BY SAYING THAT DOES NOT INDICATE THAT...
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A POINT THAT I MADE IN MY COMMENTS AND THAT IS KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ARRIVAL OF H5N1 IN MIGRATORY BIRDS IN THE UNITED STATES DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN...
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DEALING WITH AND THEY JUST DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THEIR POULTRY. THE ARRIVAL OF H5N1 IN MIGRATORY BIRDS, AGAIN, DOES NOT
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INDICATE THOSE BIRDS WOULD BE INFECTED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO WE WORK WITH THEM ON ONONGOING BASIS. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INDUSTRY IS EXCELLENT....
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LEAVITT, IN REGARDS TO STOCKPILING MASKS AND VENTILATORS ARE AWARE OF THE
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SHARP INCREASE OF SILICOSIS LAWSUITS AND CAN YOU DOCUMENT ON HOW THIS IS EXPECTED TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE AVAILABILITY OF RESPIRATOR MASKS IN THE EVENT...
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AM AWARE. IT IS -- IT'S -- WE HAVE RECENTLY MADE ORDERS FOR 100 MILLION MASKS. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WOULD BE ADEQUATE IN AND OF ITSELF....
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TO HAVE A PLAN AND THERE ARE MANY CONDITIONS IN THE MARKET THAT COULD AFFECT THAT. >> YES, SIR? >> HI, TOD WITH UPI PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL. I HAVE...
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THEY WOULD CONFRCHBT. THE COST OF BIRDS IS LOW COMPARED TO THE FEAR AND THE
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CONCERN THAT WOULD BE SPREAD AMONG THE PUBLIC SO THEY WOULDN'T BUY POULTRY IN THE FUTURE SO THAT BEING THE CASE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO GUARANTEE OR...
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H5N1 THAT SPREADS VERY AGGRESSIVELY. WE'VE SEEN THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE'VE SEEN IT AROUND THE WORLD AND THEY ARE LITERALLY GOING TO
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BE THERE WITH A CHICKENHOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS
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AND IT'S THAT STRAIGHTFERWARD. THEY WILL CONTACT US BOSS WE WILL ASSURE THEM THAT WE WILL PAY FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE TO DESTROY THOSE BIRDS. WE WILL...
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THERE SHOULDN'T BE SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR VACCINE MAKERS BUT THAT THE PROVISIONS NOW IN LAW WERE IN EFFECT RAMMED THROUGH AND MUCH, MUCH BROADER THAN...
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THEY TOLD US THREE THINGS WERE BARRIERS. ONE WAS LIABILITY. THE SECOND WAS THE NEED FOR FDA STREAMLINING IN THE REGULATORY PROCESS, AND THE THIRD WAS...
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POULTRY PRODUCERS ACTUALLY USE THAT OFTEN? >> I'M NOT SURE OF WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING. MAYBE SOMETHING WE'LL NEED TO GET BACK TO YOU ON IF IT'S A LATE...
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AND WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO IF THERE WERE TO BE A PANDEMIC? >> THE, LIKE YOU SAID, BIOSAFETY MEASURE
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FRS POULTRY HAVE BEEN IN PLACE A LONG TIME, NOT JUST RELATED TO AVIAN INFLUENZA. THE INDUSTRY STARTED CONSOLIDATED LITERALLY WHEN I WAS GROWING UP...
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TO THE VERY LARGER FLOCKS AND NOW YOU GO TO MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND YOU SEE THE VERY LONG HOUSEST AND A LOT OF BIRDS ARE RAISED THERE TURKEY...
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AREA. SECOND DIFFERENCE IS THAT A
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PANDEMIC DOES NOT OCCUR IN TWO OR THREE
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DAYS, AND THEN MOVE INTO RECOVERY LIKE MOST NATURAL DISASTERS. IT GOES FOR A PERIOD OF BETWEEN 12 AND 18 MONTHS AND WILL HAPPEN IN WAY WAVES OF BETWEEN...
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CETERA, IT SEEMS INEVITABLE THAT
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YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SORT OF HUMAN CONTACT WITH THIS DISEASE AT SOME POINT. WHY AM I PERHAPS WRONG ON THAT? AND WHAT REASHRSS -- ASSURANCED YOU...
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DISEASE OF BIRDS AT THIS POINT. THERE IS NOT A RECORDED CASE OF SOMEONE CONTRACTING THE DISEASE FROM A WILD BIRD. AND SO HUNTERS THAT TAKE APPROPRIATE...
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IT WAS IN MAN. >> WE WOULD ANNOUNCE THAT AND WE WOULD FOLLOW
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THE TRANSPARENT PLAUS. AS SOON AS WE HAD TEST RESULTS WE WOULD GET THEM OUT TO THEPUBLIC. >> I'M SORRY I JUST WANT TO CORRECT YOU IT MAY OR MAY NOT...
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INFORMATION WOULD BE COMING IN FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. >> SO WHICH OTHER AGENCIES WOULD BE INVOLVED. >> USDA WOULD BE QUITE INVOLVED WORKING WITH...
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SO FORTH BUT WE WOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM AS WE'RE MAKING OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> AND IF ITS IN HUMANS. >> DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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AND LIKELY THROUGH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL BUT I SHOULD
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POINT -- MAKE ONE OBSERVATION. IT IS LIKELY THAT INCIDENTS WOULD FIRST BE DISCOVERED IN A STATE. AND THEREFORE OUR COORDINATION WITH
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STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS
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IS PARAMOUNT. THERE ARE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE BUT IT IS LIKELY WE WOULD SEE A CONFIRMATORY ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES....
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DO, HOW TO PROTECT
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THEMSELVES, NOT TO CREATE A SENSE OF PANIC, BUT JUST TO HAVE
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A SENSE YOU WOULD LEAVE IT ALONE YOU WOULD CALL YOUR LOCAL CITY, JUST USEFUL INFORMATION THAT GIVES PEOPLE SOME SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT. >> YES,. >> IF...
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AGENCY. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT TOUCH THE
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BIRD. IF THEY WANT TO HANDLE IT, WEARING GLOVES AND PUTTING IT IN A PLASTIC BAG MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH IT. IF THERE ARE LARGE NUMBERS OF...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.