{"id":3493,"date":"2006-09-08T07:08:35","date_gmt":"2006-09-08T07:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diyhealth.com\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2020-05-15T16:23:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T10:53:19","slug":"china-us-responsible-for-bird-flu-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/china-us-responsible-for-bird-flu-delay","title":{"rendered":"China condemns US for not sharing bird flu virus samples"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China<\/strong> criticized the United States<\/strong> on the ground of not dispensing the samples of bird flu <\/strong>virus with the rest of the world that can prove beneficial in saving several lives.<\/p>\n

According to a spokesman at Agriculture Ministry of China, 20 samples <\/strong>to be ready for tests in US lab but it has not rendered the essential import procedures. US <\/strong>government gives approval of import only to the samples that are not diagnosed<\/strong> and the samples to be sent by China were diagnosed<\/strong>, causing delay.<\/p>

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As told by WHO<\/strong> spokesman, China hasn’t provided the live viruses<\/strong>, rather only genetic sequencing of viruses. And genetic sequencing<\/strong> only provides the clue regarding altering and changing of viruses. Live viruses are required so as to test drug on them as well as to develop a vaccine for it.<\/p>\n

An inquiry<\/strong> can be made to China regarding the live virus to ascertain whether inherited from it causing widespread in other countries.<\/p>\n

As told by Julie Hall<\/strong>, expert from WHO <\/strong>that the matter is not to placed to blame anyone rather collective efforts are required to figure out the disease to save lives.<\/p>\n

Via: yahoo<\/p>\n

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