Bird Flu Center

The White House has released a report stating that the United States still have issues to address when it comes to a possible outbreak of avian influenza in the country. The country has provided crucial help to several other governments, however the report reveals that things such as the ability to perform rapid testing are still leaving a lot to be desired.

One of President Bush’s assistants, Dr Rajeev Venkayya has discovered that the US actually has limited surveillance capability. Also, with hospitals already overwhelmed with day-to-day patients, housing capabilities in the event of an emergency look insufficient.

The report also comes to reveal some positive aspects. The US Administration has allocated around one billion dollars for the upgrading of the country’s ability to mass produce vaccines. A joint agreement with Canada and Mexico is plausible, an agreement which would help the North American countries better coordinate the surveillance and eventual response to the virus.