2006年VOA标准英语-Efforts Stepped Up to Stop the Spread of A

By Peter Fedynsky
Washington, DC
11 January 2006
 
watch Stopping Bird Flu report

Turkey this week announced 10 additional cases of bird flu in humans, bringing the total in that country to 14.  Birds have also spread the disease to other parts of Europe and Asia.
 
  
  
At the Sarpi border crossing in northeastern Turkey, officials in neighboring Georgia are spraying vehicles with disinfectant in an attempt to check the spread of avian flu.  To the east of Turkey, Iran is also taking preventive measures.

  
  
One person commented, "I was trying to go to Iran, but they did into allow us to get into Iran.  They are saying we have the disease [bird flu].

Across the Black Sea from Turkey, Ukrainian officials on Tuesday confirmed another outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in three poultry¹ farms on the Crimean peninsula.  Ukraine has also implemented² a plan to help prevent the spread of this disease from Turkey, which has 15 confirmed cases of avian flu in humans.  Most of the victims are children.  Two individuals have died.

Turkey's prime minister says the outbreak is now under control.  The Turkish victims all apparently³ acquired the disease from direct contact with poultry, migratory⁴ birds, or their excrement⁵. While transmission of bird flu between humans has not occurred, the World Health Organization cautions that the virus could mutate, in which case, person-to-person transmission could lead to an influenza⁶ pandemic and millions of deaths worldwide.  It describes the rapid spread of the flu among birds as a serious public health issue.

Turkey says it has eliminated more than 300,000 fowl⁷.  The World Health Organization says prompt elimination⁸ of poultry in Hong Kong nine years ago averted⁹ bird flu pandemic.  Nonetheless, some Turks are hesitant to kill their birds.

A bird farmer expressed his concerned about the lost of his investment, "We have bought birds for 500 to 600 new lira [roughly $400 to $500 US] and they tell us that they have to come to take them away.  So who will pay for them?"

 
Dr. Henk Bekedam
  
Meanwhile, Dr. Henk Bekedam, World Health Organization representative in China, reports another death in that country -- in an area where there was no reported flu epidemic¹⁰ in birds.

"We have been informed by the Ministry¹¹ of Health that there is now an eighth human case confirmed in China.  Again in Hunan Province.  This is now the seventh case in China that has not been forewarned by a poultry outbreak."

Dr. Bekedam added that more cases are expected in China.

1 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?

2 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 migratory   

n.候鸟，迁移

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念。

5 excrement   

n.排泄物，粪便

参考例句：

• The cage smelled of excrement.笼子里粪臭熏人。
• Clothing can also become contaminated with dust,feathers,and excrement.衣着则会受到微尘、羽毛和粪便的污染。

6 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

7 fowl   

n.家禽，鸡，禽肉

参考例句：

• Fowl is not part of a traditional brunch.禽肉不是传统的早午餐的一部分。
• Since my heart attack,I've eaten more fish and fowl and less red meat.自从我患了心脏病后，我就多吃鱼肉和禽肉，少吃红色肉类。

8 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

9 averted   

防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
• Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

10 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

11 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。