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By Sabina Castelfranco
Rome
11 January 2006

Officials collect chickens in October to fight an outbreak of avian flu in Kiziksa village, in western Turkey   
  
The U.N. food and agriculture agency is warning that the bird flu virus could become widespread in Turkey and poses serious risk to neighboring countries. Meanwhile, in Italy a special monitoring unit is being created amid fears the virus could spread west.

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The Rome-based U.N. food agency, the FAO, says bird flu could become endemic in Turkey. The agency said the H5N1 virus is a serious threat to neighboring nations who must be on high alert.

Senior animal health officer Juan Lubroth said the virus could be spreading despite measures taken to combat it. Turkey, he said, must apply a centrally coordinated¹ and countrywide control campaign.

FAO says it has sent a team of experts to Turkey where the virus is believed to have infected 12 people. Of these, two children have died.

Lubroth said this situation would worsen unless locations where the bird flu virus is present are not isolated². He said poultry³ in outbreak areas should be moved only with the permission or veterinarians.

The animal health officer also said suspicious cases should be reported immediately to avoid spreading the virus. Control measures in the outbreak areas, he added, should include humane⁴ culling⁵, strict isolation⁶ and, if and when appropriate, vaccination⁷.

Regional officials in Turkey have been warned that they must have control measures in place and that the public must be made aware of the risk that bird flu poses.

In Italy, the public is aware that the virus could migrate and fear has led many to stop eating poultry. The Italian health minister has said the situation is more serious than a few months ago.

After consulting with veterinary officials, virologists and other experts this week, the minister announced the creation of a special crisis unit to monitor the situation. Italians have been warned not to buy alleged⁸ vaccines⁹ advertised on the Internet and elsewhere.

Former Italian health minister, Girolamo Sirchia, said we must focus all our attention on prevention, to ensure that we are prepared to stamp out the virus the moment it appears. What is required, he added, is speed in the diagnosis¹⁰ and intervention¹¹, and an organized response without creating confusion.

In a further effort at informing the public, Italians traveling to Turkey are being given pamphlets warning them of the dangers and telling them to stay away from live poultry, markets, and raw meat.

1 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

3 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

4 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

5 culling   

n.选择，大批物品中剔出劣质货v.挑选，剔除( cull的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The mathematicians turned to culling periodic solutions. 数学家们转而去挑选周期解。 来自辞典例句
• It took us a week to find you, a week of culling out prejudice and hatred. 我们花了一个星期的时间找到你们，把偏见和憎恨剔除出去。 来自演讲部分

6 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

7 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

8 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

9 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

10 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

11 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。