Although there are new developments in Turkey, the situation in Asia is more serious than in any other parts of the world.

The number of human cases is on the rise ... and the virus continues to remain very changeable.

It is possible that European countries can bring this under control,

We cannot kill all the chickens and ducks to prevent bird flu from spreading among them and to humans; therefore, we have to make sure the chickens, ducks and humans do not mingle together.

Surveillance is crucial because, in my view, the outbreaks affecting transmission among chickens were there for some time without being noticed.

I think it is similar to tsunamis and earthquakes...we do not know when.