Immediate and large scale action in Myanmar is needed to prevent further spread of these artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites.
"We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread," he added.
When poultry become infected with the deadly strain of avian influenza (H5N1), it is essential that all birds nearby be culled to prevent further spread.
What is the current state of the virus and what research is currently being undertaken to cure and/or prevent further spread?
There is no treatment available for koala retrovirus, but researchers are working to test a vaccine that would help prevent further spread of chlamydia infection in Queensland's koalas.
Just in the last week, China welcomed a team from the World Health Organization to help dissect the origin of the epidemic and to recommend measures to prevent further spread of the illness.
"In Delaware you have commercial flocks of birds that were infected, hence they were depopulated to prevent further spread in a state where you have a billion-dollar industry in broilers," she said.
Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the Pasteur Institute and the World Health Organization have joined Yap doctors in investigating the outbreak and trying to prevent further spread.
Canada has quarantined the farm to prevent further spread.
The most viable approach in such cases is to prevent further spread of contamination.
A better understanding of this new situation will enable better control and prevent further spread of disease.
