We are watching very closely to see how the disease associated with bird flu, when it hits humans, is evolving.

What is important to me is there has been consensus and clarity, (and) much better coordination. We'll be much quicker to control avian influenza as a result.

The flu-casters would draw out the maps and keep people engaged at regular intervals ... beaming it from the WHO bunker.

There are some quite tricky challenges facing everybody working in Crimea and I shall be engaging with various government people.

There is a chance that we could have at least as many dying from communicable diseases as we've had dying from the tsunami.

Every country in the world now needs to have its veterinary services on high alert for H5N1 to be sure they are not caught unawares.

This outbreak is moving ahead of efforts to control it.