Bird flu in Barbados

Barbados is an independent island nation situated in the western Atlantic Ocean, just east of the Caribbean Sea. It is located just 434.5 kilometers northeast of Venezuela. The country enjoys one of the highest standards of living and literacy rates in the developing world and is also a major tourist destination.

Barbados securing ports of entry

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

The Barbados Ministry of Health and the Pan-American Barbados Health Organization are sponsoring a plan to secure the ports of entry, to prevent the spread of bird flu into the country. After The Caribbean Epidemiology Center stated that regional countries may not be able to prevent the entry of the killer virus, a consultation on the issue was held at the Sherbourne Center.

Barbados Chief Medical Officer, Dr Joy St John, says the measures that will be put in place will tackle the problem head on. A plan concerning agriculture and the health sector is in place, but apparently the area will be spread to cover all sectors that could come under threat from bird flu. Also, doses of vaccine have been ordered to fuel the stock for an eventual epidemic.

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