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07TOKYO489	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 02 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 25 to February 02. -- MHLW drafts guidelines for pandemic influenza -- 2. On January 19, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) submitted to an advisory panel draft guidelines on measures to be [...]	2007-02-02 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA

07TOKYO5069	JAPANESE HIV VACCINE GOES TO CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE U.S. [...] Japanese scientific and other press report that a Japanese consortium plans to begin clinical trials of its AIDS vaccine in the U.S. as early as 2010. It would be the first clinical test of a Japanese-developed AIDS vaccine. The consortium includes the University of Tokyo, the National Insti [...]	2007-11-01 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
07TOKYO5221	STAS MEETING ON U.S.-JAPAN FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE FOR A SAFE [...] Summary. Dr. Nina Fedoroff, S&T Advisor to the Secretary of State and Mr. Yasutaka Moriguchi, Director-General, Science and Technology Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) co-chaired a meeting on October 10 to discuss the U.S.-Japan Frame [...]	2007-11-13 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TNGD PTER TBIO TSPL KSCA JA
07TOKYO597	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 08 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 02 to 08 -- Update on AI Outbreak in Shintomi, Miyazaki - 2. On February 3, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) confirmed that the avian influenza outbreak in the town of Shin [...]	2007-02-09 06:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO689	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 15 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 08 to 15. -- Update on AI outbreaks in Miyazaki and Okayama -- 2. On February 14, a team of experts on avian influenza reported that all four recent outbreaks of avian influenza in Miyazaki and Okayama [...]	2007-02-16 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO8	HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE HEALTH [...] (U) Summary: On December 7, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Hakuo Yanagisawa. Meeting just prior to the Global Health Security Initiative Ministerial, they discussed the recent World He [...]	2007-01-04 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA
07TOKYO9	HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Tatsuya Tanimoto, Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary for Food Safety. They discussed a range of food safety and health issues, including ongoing risk assessments, efforts [...]	2007-01-04 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TRIPOLI487	LIBYA: INFECTIOUS DISEASES WORKSHOP ATTEMPTS TO INJECT [...] SUMMARY. On May 4-7 the Libyan National Center for Infectious Diseases Protection and Control (NCIDCP) held the first-ever Infectious and Endemic Diseases Scientific Conference in Tripoli, which included two sessions on HIV/AIDS in Libya. Most conference discussions were not highly technical, b [...]	2007-05-24 15:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV PHUM LY
07TUNIS1515	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 14:32:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL TS
07USNATO99	FOLLOW-UP REQUEST FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO BLACK [...] Per Ref A, USNATO reports there are no outstanding expenses related to Black ICE. 2. Per Ref B, the airfare charged against the fiscal data for three NATO participants was 886.20 Euros for Mr. Axel Angeley; 856.49 Euros for Mr. Carsten Fausboll; and 856.45 Euros for Mr. Ayhan Batur. OLSON [...]	2007-02-15 16:12:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC PTER TBIO
07USUNNEWYORK154	UN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2007 SESSION [...] (U) Summary: The Commission on Social Development held its 45th session from February 7 to 16, 2007. Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran, Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi chaired the session, whose main theme was "Full Employment and Decent Work for All." Discussions and panels included macroeconomic [...]	2007-02-27 14:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB TBIO SOCI UN
07USUNNEWYORK576	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR DR. LISA ROTZ AND [...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Lisa Rotz and Dr. Carol Linden, both of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to participate as an expert and an observer in an informal technical consultative group in preparation for the development of a single comprehensive database on biolog [...]	2007-07-13 21:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO UN PTER OTRA
07VATICAN3	EMBASSY VATICAN HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Post's December 20 HIV/AIDS conference focused on combating the spread of AIDS with a special focus on partnerships with faith-based organizations. High level and knowledgeable speakers from the Holy See, Caritas, UNAIDS, Sant'Egidio, and the private sector combined with a dedic [...]	2007-01-04 09:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	VT PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI KHIV
07VATICAN50	KEEPING THE VATICAN ENGAGED ON BIOTECH [...] Summary. Dr. Greg Traxler met Vatican officials on February 15 to follow up on his visit in October 2006 as part of Post's biotechnology speaker program (reftel). Traxler met with Monsignor James Reinert of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and with Archbishop Elio Sgreccia, the P [...]	2007-03-05 09:48:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON TBIO VT OIIP
07VIENNA2320	STARTING AN IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE - AUSTRIAN REACTION [...] Austria maintains product safety regulations for imports and cooperates closely with EU authorities, as well as the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Our Austrian interlocutors proposed focusing the product safety dialogue with EU Member States at the EU level. The GoA recommended that U.S [...]	2007-08-31 12:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO AU
07VIENNA2595	EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE: AUSTRIA TO VOTE AGAINST BIOTECH [...] (U) On October 5, post forwarded reftel talking points to the relevant offices in the Ministries of Health (MoH),Agriculture and Environment, and Economics. We followed up on October 9 with Michel Haas, Head of the MoH's Department of Biotechnology. The MoH has the lead on this issue in Aust [...]	2007-10-10 14:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO ECON EAGR AU
07VIENNA2876	NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN FLU: GOA MOST LIKELY NOT [...] On November 28, EmbOff conveyed reftel talking points to and discussed them with Maria Gregorich-Schega, head of the International Relations Section within the Youth and Family Affairs Department (MoH). She stated that Austria, due to a "total lack" of funds, would be "with 99% certitude" una [...]	2007-11-30 10:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR EAID PREL XX AU
07VIENTIANE125	AVIAN INFLUENZA: AI FOUND IN BIRDS IN VIENTIANE (WEEKLY [...] SUMMARY: The Lao government's avian influenza (AI) coordinator told donors on February 13 that two wild ducks in Vientiane had tested positive for avian influenza. Tests on two possible human cases are underway; initial results are negative. END SUMMARY. Reports of H5N1 Positive Ducks in [...]	2007-02-14 11:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE163	VIENTIANE EAC MEETING - HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Vientiane EAC met February 26 to discuss a WHO report of first-ever case of probable human infection of avian influenza (AI) in Laos. Samples from the patient have been sent for H5N1 confirmation, which is still pending. The Lao press is already highlighting this first "s [...]	2007-02-26 10:18:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR
07VIENTIANE184	VIENTIANE EAC MEETING -- AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 5, the Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the developing situation regarding avian influenza (H5N1) in Laos. The Lao government announced on March 4 that a probable second case of avian influenza in humans had been identified, with confirmation pending further [...]	2007-03-05 10:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC TBIO KFLU SOCI AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KPAO
07VIENTIANE295	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: There have been no new human avian influenza (AI) cases or bird outbreaks since the last report. Massive culling in Vientiane municipality was completed on March 16. The World Bank-assisted compensation program is paying poultry owners sixty percent of the market value of culled bi [...]	2007-04-09 10:16:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE36	AVIAN INFLUENZA - WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 12, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: Following are recent Avian Influenza (AI)-related developments in Laos: -- There have been no new outbreaks since our last report. -- Representative McCollum's visit to Vientiane's leading hospital both to learn about its capabilities and to express the need for focus on the AI is [...]	2007-01-16 08:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE37	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM VIEWS AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS [...] (U) Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MIN) learned first-hand about Vientiane's main Mahasot Hospital during her recent visit to Laos. She discussed available and needed resources in recognizing suspect cases of human avian influenza (AI) and reviewed corresponding clinical case management practi [...]	2007-01-16 08:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TBIO KFLU AMED SOCI LA
07VILNIUS172	LITHUANIA: ADEQUATE PLANS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] SUMMARY. The Government of Lithuania (GOL) has had plans for combating Avian Influenza (AI) since 2005. The GOL has taken several steps to prepare for or detect AI including exercises, avian livestock management, and testing of dead birds. There has been extensive inter-departmental cooperati [...]	2007-03-13 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO LH
07VILNIUS332	LITHUANIA ON THE ANNUAL WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 11:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KFLU TBIO AORC LH
07VILNIUS853	LITHUANIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT ANY UNAPPROVED [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO LH
07WARSAW1071	DEMARCHE ON KEY US OBJECTIVES AT THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 12:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU ECON WHO PL
07WARSAW2185	FROM BIALE MIASTECZKO TO THE BALLOT BOX, HEALTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While leaders of the Doctors and Nurses Unions claim to have avoided the politicization of health care in the latest elections, the presiding Law and Justice (PiS) party used the threat of privatization of hospitals in a last minute bid to influence swing voters in the campaign [...]	2007-11-02 15:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV PL PREL TBIO
07WARSAW2212	POLISH PHARMACEUTICALS: PROGRESS AT LAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Health finally issued an update to its list of drugs eligible for reimbursement from the National Health Service. The list was great news for the industry. Twenty-one innovative active substances were added. Also, a new law that went into effect on September [...]	2007-11-08 14:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KIPR TBIO ETRD PL
07WARSAW2265	POLAND: BIOTECH POLICY UNCERTAIN-POSITIVE CHANGE [...] (U) On 21 November AgAtt Kate Snipes delivered ref. A demarche on the EU discussion regarding a tolerance level for low level presence of unapproved biotech products to Dr. Andzej Wojtyla, Head of Sanitary Inspection and Emilia Kalinska, Specialist on GM Food at the Polish Ministry of Health a [...]	2007-11-23 11:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EUN TBIO PL
07WARSAW2313	AMBASSADOR MEETS POLAND'S NEW AG. [...] (SBU) Summary. Dec. 3, Ambassador Ashe called on new AgMinister Marek Sawicki, accompanied by AgCounselor. As reported reftel, Sawicki is a member of Poland's minority party, PSL, in the new governing coalition with PO that came to office after parliamentary elections Oct. 21. Minister Saw [...]	2007-12-04 14:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
07WARSAW2379	HIV-AIDS PATIENTS IN POLAND [...] According to a panel of experts who met in Warsaw November 29, 22 years after the first HIV cases were noted in Poland, Poles continue to stigmatize and discriminate against HIV positive persons. The panel, made up of Polish doctors, nurses, and social workers from NGO's, met to mark World AI [...]	2007-12-17 13:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO PL
07WELLINGTON131	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. RONALD MASON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Ronald Mason to travel to Akaroa, New Zealand from February 18 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation at the Fifth International Meeting on Human Peroxidase. 2. (U) Embassy understands that [...]	2007-02-12 03:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON135	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. HARRY MALECH, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Harry Malech to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 19 - 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and speak at the 5th International Conference on Human Peroxidases. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...]	2007-02-12 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON136	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CT VISWANATHAN, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FDA Official CT Viswanathan to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 25 - March 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) GLP working group. [...]	2007-02-12 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO SN NZ
07WELLINGTON140	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. ALASDAIR STEVEN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Alasdair Steven to travel to Auckland and Rotorua, New Zealand from February 8 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to give a talk at University of Auckland and to speak at the Protein Structure, Function and Assembly [...]	2007-02-14 00:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON15	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FREIFELD, DECEMBER 31, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Ms. Freifeld to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from December 31, 2006 - January 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to assist with fluttering shearwater translocation to Man [...]	2007-01-04 01:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON251	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RONALD GERMAIN, APRIL 17 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Institute of Health Official Dr. Ronald Germain to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from April 17 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as the Visiting Speaker for the Australasian Society for Immunology [...]	2007-03-25 21:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ
07WELLINGTON507	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOE STARINCHAK, JULY 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division Chief of Environmental Quality Joe Starinchak to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 20 - August 1, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to be a keynote speaker at the New Zealand Biosecurity [...]	2007-07-11 02:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON524	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN SOLLOTT, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Steven Sollott, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 8-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as an invited lecturer at [...]	2007-07-18 05:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ
07WELLINGTON535	NEW ZEALAND - SEOUL CONFERENCE ON SOLIDARITY LEVIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 01:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON621	NEW ZEALAND WILLING TO START AN IMPORT SAFETY [...] SUMMARY: ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES CONVEYED POINTS IN REF CABLE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AND THE NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (NZFSA). THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE ON FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY WITH THE UNITED STATES [...]	2007-08-23 06:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
07WELLINGTON645	NEW ZEALAND WILLING TO START AN IMPORT SAFETY [...] SUMMARY: ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES CONVEYED POINTS IN REF CABLE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AND THE NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (NZFSA). THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE ON FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY WITH THE UNITED STATES [...]	2007-08-30 05:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
07YAOUNDE1065	CAMEROON AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Cameroon's interministerial committee (CIM, French acronym) for avian influenza (AI) is better poised to respond to an AI outbreak than it was last year, due to substantial training and assistance from USAID, NAMRU-3 (reftel),CDC, APHIS and others, includin [...]	2007-08-28 09:01:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV AMED CASC KSCA CM
07YAOUNDE1308	CAMEROON: BIYA STILL AN ENIGMA AFTER 25 YEARS [...] (C) Summary: Nationwide events on November 6 will fete the anniversary of Cameroonian President Paul Biya's 25 years in office. Biya survived over two decades filled with political turmoil and economic crisis. While preserving unity and a measure of stability, he has performed poorly in g [...]	2007-11-02 13:41:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PREL PINR ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM TBIO
07YAOUNDE32	CAMEROON: PRESIDENT BIYA'S NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE [...] (U) President Biya delivered his New Year's message to the diplomatic corps January 4, which largely echoed his New Year's address to the nation (septel). In his 20 minute remarks he named the June 12 Greentree Agreement on Bakassi and reaching the HIPC Completion Point in April as Cameroon' [...]	2007-01-08 15:23:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON CM NI TBIO SENV
07YAOUNDE867	CLINTON FOUNDATION HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN CAMEROON [...] (U) Summary. The Clinton Foundation has begun programs focusing on the provision of pediatric and second line antiretroviral (ARV) drugs through an agreement signed with the Government of Cameroon (GRC) in January 2007 and intends to launch a Gates Foundation-funded malaria component in the [...]	2007-07-09 09:18:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO CM
07YEREVAN1051	UNCONFIRMED AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] 1.(SBU) SUMMARY: Agriculture Minister Lokian called in post's USDA officer August 24 to report his ministry's strong suspicion that a virus that has recently appeared in northern Armenia is the African Swine Fever (ASF) that has already decimated the pig population in Georgia. He requested U [...]	2007-08-24 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1056	UPDATE ON SUSPECTED AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN [...] 1.(U) The following is an update of the suspected African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak described Friday in reftel. Though the virus is widely believed to be ASF, it has not/not yet been officially confirmed as such. 2. (U) Approximately three weeks ago the first cases of suspected ASF in No [...]	2007-08-28 02:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1062	8/28 UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] The Russian government has confirmed that the suspect virus affecting swine in Armenia is in fact ASF. The testing was done at a laboratory at the Institute of Virology and Microbiology in Pokrov. Upon receipt of an official letter, Armenia will be obligated to inform the World Veterinary Org [...]	2007-08-28 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1107	UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) As of September 4, the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) has confirmed ASF's existence in Armenia, and has announced the situation in Armenia on its website. (NOTE: In the past this has meant that, in order to contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, OIE will probably recomme [...]	2007-09-06 02:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1120	UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] (U). On September 6, the GOAM finally approved a program to combat African Swine Fever (ASF) and announced creation of a ministerial-level interagency task force to oversee the effort. Some 1,800 animals have been slaughtered to date, and affected areas quarantined. Although the economic impac [...]	2007-09-10 07:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN116	IMPROVING U.S. DIPLOMACY ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] Post delivered reftel points to Head of the Department of Air Pollution at the Ministry of Nature Protection Aram Gabrielian. Post's assessment of GOAM commitment to reduce indoor air pollution and summary of recent projects in this area are provided below. --------------- GOAM COMMITMENT - [...]	2007-02-02 11:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO AID AM
07YEREVAN1193	UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) A Food and Agriculture Organization (UN/FAO) delegation dispatched to Armenia to assess the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in mid-September characterized the current situation as alarming. Concerned by the lack of bio-security measures to combat the outbreak, the delegation recomm [...]	2007-09-27 12:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1405	ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE DECEMBER 4-6 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 05:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX AM
07YEREVAN508	EXERCISING AVIAN FLU RESPONSE PLANS IN ARMENIA [...] (U) This cable, a response to reftel, details the GOAM's recent actions to improve avian influenza (AI) preparedness, test existing response plans and improve diagnostic and response capacity. On March 27, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),with f [...]	2007-04-25 13:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AM EAGR
07YEREVAN604	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 12:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO AM
07ZAGREB1045	GOC WILL NOT ATTEND NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 09:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL HR
07ZAGREB465	CROATIA SENDS DELEGATION TO WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the Office of International Cooperation of Croatia's Ministry of Health and Welfare. Dr. Inga Deolo, director of international cooperation, said she and State Secretary of Health Dr. Ante-Zvonimir Golem plan to attend the SIPDIS convention in Geneva May 1 [...]	2007-05-11 15:17:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO HR
08ABUJA1068	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION [...] Embassy has delivered reftel points regarding U.S. candidate for Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Health, and Commerce and Industry. GON has not yet made a decision on U.S. or other candidates. Post will report any additional i [...]	2008-06-10 09:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO NI
08ABUJA1121	NIGERIA-INCREASING ASSISTANCE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A Department of Energy (DOE) team from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Office of Global Threat Reduction (GTR) visited Nigeria April 19-25 to assess the security and storage of radiological and nuclear materials in Nigeria. The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory [...]	2008-06-13 12:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC ENRG IAEA SENV TBIO TRGY NI
08ABUJA1487	NIGERIA: NEW AI OUTBREAK CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in Northern Nigeria on July 24. Lab results on a potential human AI case were negative and the patient is recovering from seasonal flu-like symptoms. The GON has under taken preliminary surveillance, depo [...]	2008-07-31 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON NI
08ABUJA1591	NIGERIA: ENCOURAGING POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR POLIO [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A request, the Mission re-conveyed to the Government of Nigeria (GON) the importance of polio eradication in Nigeria. The GON replied that it has set up a Technical Committee on Immunization and Polio Eradication because of the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution r [...]	2008-08-11 12:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV ECON EAID SOCI KISL KOCI NI
08ABUJA193	AGBIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL FOR NIGERIA [...] Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) has signed the Convention of Biosafety, participated in the Cartagena Protocol and has begun the legal framework for biotechnology legislation. FAS/Lagos has proposed an orientation program in the United States for GON regulators and lawmakers through th [...]	2008-01-30 15:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ETRD SENV PGOV NI
08ABUJA2129	OCTOBER SITREP ON NIGERIAN POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS [...] (U) Per reftel A action requests, U.S. Mission provides this first in the new series of sitreps on the Nigerian government's polio eradication efforts. We suggest this sitrep be read in conjunction with refs C and D, which have previously reported on the Mission's efforts on the polio epidemic [...]	2008-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2140	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON HUMAN CLONING DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 16:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO UNESCO NI
08ABUJA2262	NIGERIA: LAUNCHING NATIONAL HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From October 9 - 11 the Government of Nigeria hosted a forum to discuss and develop a national HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing (HCT) initiative. The event provided a rare and useful platform for HIV/AIDS advocacy and frank discussions. The GON appears to view a new massive nat [...]	2008-11-18 06:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2274	NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]	2008-11-19 11:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2275	NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]	2008-11-19 11:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2309	NIGERIA: NEW POLIO CASE IN LAGOS [...] A World Health Organization (WHO) contact informed ESTHOff that a positive test for a single Type I polio case was reported on November 20-21 in Ali Mosho, a district within Lagos. The WHO contact coordinates polio vaccine efforts in Nigeria and has well-established ties to Nigerian public hea [...]	2008-11-25 14:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2327	NIGERIA: PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND [...] Summary: Per reftel instructions, on November 25 the Mission conveyed to the Government of Nigeria (GON) talking points developed by the G-8 Experts Group on Global Food Security. The USG team consulted with senior representatives from the Nigerian National Food Reserve Agency, Ministry of Agr [...]	2008-11-28 11:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV NI
08ABUJA2515	NIGERIA: U.S. MISSION PUSHES FOR LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF POLIO [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Polio Eradication Initiative Task Force (PEITF) Core Group held a meeting on November 11-12 in Kano to discuss current status of polio in northern Nigeria, assess preparations for upcoming campaigns, and strategize on steps to making future rounds more successful. Som [...]	2008-12-23 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA573	NIGERIA: HEALTH MINISTRY SCANDAL - YAR'ADUA CLEANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Health Adenike Grange and her deputy, Gabriel Yakubu Aduku, submitted their voluntary resignations on March 25 amidst charges of corruption. In an unprecedented "housecleaning," President Yar'Adua ordered the indefinite suspension of the Permanent Secretary, Director [...]	2008-03-28 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TBIO KCOR NI
08ABUJA695	EMBASSY NIGERIA INTERESTED IN THE AWASH INITIATIVE [...] Post is interested in participating in the Ambassador's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (AWASH) project. The Mission is already actively engaged in the education sector, and endorses the opportunity to raise awareness about water, sanitation and hygiene issues while building goodwill in local Ni [...]	2008-04-15 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO SOCI NI
08ABUJA861	NIGERIA - RECENT OUTBREAKS OF MEASLES AND MENINGITIS [...] Summary. From January to April 2008 reports indicate there have been 20,549 suspected cases of measles (5,798 confirmed) with sixty-four recorded deaths. This is compared to the 6,400 suspected cases for all of 2007. About eighty percent of the confirmed cases for this year are in children u [...]	2008-05-09 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID DEOC SOCI PGOV NI
08ABUJA876	NIGERIA: NORTHERN PARENTS REJECT VACCINES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Poloff and PolSpecialist spoke with Dr. Muhammad Kabir, professor of community medicine at Bayero University in Kano, and Bashir Sanusi, community health specialist with the Kano State Ministry of Health, on April 16. Two themes clearly emerged: 1) despite the recent outbreak of [...]	2008-05-14 09:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI TBIO KISL KOCI NI
08ACCRA1611	GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]	2008-12-24 07:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ACCRA1612	GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]	2008-12-24 07:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ADDISABABA1106	DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Poloff, USAID Chief of Health Office, Meri Sinnitt and Project Management Specialist, Eshete Yilma delivered reftel points and shared the International Health Regulations (IHR) plan with Ministry of Health (MoH) officials on April 17th. The MoH has in place a System Integrated Disease and Surv [...]	2008-04-22 10:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO ET
08ADDISABABA832	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR ETHIOPIA- PROTECT ACCORDINGLY [...] Post's Inter-Agency Avian Influenza committee met March 21, 2008 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to the status of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country since the committee's last meeting March 29, 2007. There have been no outbreaks in the past year in spite [...]	2008-03-27 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
08AITTAIPEI284	CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...]	2008-03-03 08:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW
08AMMAN1034	JORDAN'S GRAIN SUBSIDY PROGRAM: INSIDERS CALL FOR CASH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the Government of Jordan's broader economic reform program, plans exist to completely liberalize the grain and feed trade, but public opposition has thwarted attempts to eliminate subsidies. A partial lift of the barley subsidy in the fall of 2007 led farmers to feed [...]	2008-04-09 11:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON JO
08AMMAN1107	Jordan's Implementation of the International Health [...] The Government of Jordan (GOJ) held a meeting March 31 of focal points from all relevant GOJ ministries, and local representatives of concerned non-governmental organizations and international organizations, to discuss requirements under the International Health Regulations (IHR). Jordan's Mi [...]	2008-04-15 09:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL AORC WHO JO
08AMMAN1142	HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY TROY VISIT TO JORDAN BOLSTERS MEDICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy's March 30-April 2 visit to Jordan included the high-profile groundbreaking for the King Hussein Institute for Biotechnology and Cancer (KHIBC) with King Abdullah and Queen Rania. In other meetings, Troy discussed Jorda [...]	2008-04-17 07:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TBIO ETRD KIPR JO
08AMMAN1464	DEMARCHE ON RETENTION OF THE OFFICIAL SMALLPOX VIRUS STOCKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 06:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM TBIO JO
08AMMAN159	Jordan Holds its First Tabletop Exercise to Develop [...] (U) On January 7 and 8, the Government of Jordan (GoJ) held its first tabletop exercise to develop a pandemic influenza preparedness plan in Jordan. The Jerash Governorate hosted the workshop in Jerash city, 25 miles north of Amman. The GoJ already has a comprehensive avian influenza (AI) pr [...]	2008-01-16 11:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU XF JO
08AMMAN1610	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - [...] (SBU) EconCouns and FAS FSN delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Yaseen Khayyat, Director General of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) who heads Jordan's National Codex Committee (and is the Chairperson of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East),on May 27. Kh [...]	2008-05-27 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PINR JO
08AMMAN2154	U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee Meeting Forms Seven Working [...] Summary: The first meeting of Jordan-United States Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (JCM) resulted in new energy initiatives, enhanced collaboration on environmental issues, and the formation of seven separate working groups on water, environment, energy, agriculture, ed [...]	2008-07-17 11:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV PREL EAID TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
08AMMAN2658	Health Minister to Attend October 25-26 IPAPI Meeting in [...] (SBU) Jordan's Minister of Health, Salah Mawajdeh, is expected to attend the October 25-26 international conference on avian and pandemic influenza hosted by Egypt (Ref A). Assistant Secretary General for Primary Health Care Dr. Adel Belbeisi told ESTHOff that while the details of the Jordania [...]	2008-09-14 11:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU JO
08AMMAN2783	FY09 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB [...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997 and supports 17 countries in the NEA region. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer and is supported by a regional environmental specialist (currently vacant). The Amman Hub advances a wide range of regional [...]	2008-10-05 11:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN3120	EPA Administrator Johnson Visit to Jordan Bolsters [...] Summary: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson's October 17 - 22 visit to Jordan, the first-ever such visit by an Administrator, included the high-profile signing of a Statement of Intent with Environment Minister Khaled Irani to bolster environmental enforceme [...]	2008-11-16 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO SENV JO
08AMMAN3121	KING DECLARES 2009 THE YEAR OF AGRICULTURE: WATER USE AND [...] (U) King Abdullah announced during an early October field visit to the rural Al Arda area that 2009 would be "The Year of Agriculture." Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi reiterated the message during a mid-October meeting with Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) officials. The plan, still in develop [...]	2008-11-17 06:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO JO
08AMMAN633	Embassy Avian Influenza Task Force Meeting - Jordan [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met February 20 to review the status of avian flu tracking and preparedness in Jordan. Jordan has not reported any new cases of AI since March 2006. Jordan has also participated in regional preparedness planning exercises through the Middl [...]	2008-02-27 12:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU JO
08AMMAN69	JORDAN MAINTAINS HIGHEST ALERT STATUS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Following Israel's announcement of the discovery of the H5N1 virus at a poultry farm, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) has reviewed and maintained its highest level of alert status for the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (ref A). Israeli authorities reported the inciden [...]	2008-01-08 11:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR ETRD JO
08AMMAN816	LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM UNDERWAY TO PROVIDE [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan (GoJ) has completed part one of a three-stage process to register and tag all ruminant animals, including sheep, goats, camels, and cattle. One goal of the project, which began mid-February and is scheduled to be completed by April 2008, is to create an animal tr [...]	2008-03-16 05:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO JO
08ANKARA1025	EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) This report was coordinated with FAS Ankara. 2. (C) Summary: Agricultural Biotechnology is a very sensitive subject in Turkey about which there currently is little public debate. Turkey is taking its lead on biotech policy from Europe, in part due to its desire to join the European Un [...]	2008-06-03 07:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO TU
08ANKARA121	TURKEY: NEW CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture reported on January 22 that avian influenza was found in dead backyard poultry in the town of Caycuma, in the northern province of Zonguldak. Following the RT-PCR method testing at the Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute, it was determined tha [...]	2008-01-23 05:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA147	TURKEY: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture appears to be following appropriate procedures in response to the AI outbreak in Zonguldak province. 2. On January 22, the Ministry of Agriculture's General Directorate of Protection and Control submitted a report to the World Organization for Animal Hea [...]	2008-01-24 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA1622	DELIVERY OF AI DEMARCHE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL

08ANKARA190	TURKEY: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] There have been no new outbreaks since the small one reported in Zonguldak province on January 19th; however, the incubation period is not over. 2. According to a representative of the European UnionQs (EU) Technical Assistance team in Turkey, the Turkish Ministry of AgricultureQs General [...]	2008-02-01 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA202	TURKEY: NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK [...] The Ministry of Agriculture announced on February 4th, that there is a new outbreak of Avian Influenza in the country. This outbreak is in Samsun province on the Black Sea, about 400 Kilometers east of Zonguldak, where the last outbreak occurred. 2. On January 28, Ministry officials were in [...]	2008-02-05 09:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA2050	TURKEY ON GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND [...] Ag Counselor delivered reftel talking points to Selma Ayture at the External Relations Division at the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (MARA) on Nov. 25. She replied that they were aware of the initiative but said there had been no coordinated discussion within the ministry. She a [...]	2008-11-25 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08ANKARA214	TURKEY: THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN JUST OVER TWO [...] On February 6, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) confirmed a third outbreak of Avian Influenza in just over two weeks. This one is in Sakarya province, 125 kilometers east of Istanbul. MARA officials stated that on February 4 suspicious birds were tested. The test results showed tha [...]	2008-02-06 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA292	TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK SITUATION UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Ag office is now aware of six outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI),three of which have confirmed lab results and have been reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) by TurkeyQs Ministry of Agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...]	2008-02-15 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA976	TURKEY RESPONSE: PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] This report was coordinated with FAS Ankara. 2. We delivered reftel messages to Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Hasan Yalcin. He told us that Turkey too is concerned about rising food prices. It has long supported a reduction of ag [...]	2008-05-22 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO TU
08ANTANANARIVO69	TURTLE SMUGGLERS CAPTURED [...] A South African national was recently arrested in Madagascar for attempting to smuggle rare turtles out of the country. This incident follows a recent arrest in the French territory of Mayotte where smugglers were apprehended with 20 endangered turtles from Madagascar. Malagasy customs enfor [...]	2008-01-28 13:38:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CH MA
08ANTANANARIVO729	MADAGASCAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (SBU) On October 29, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Mialy Andrianaivo, Chief of Political and Security Affairs, and currently Acting Director of Multilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Andrianaivo was informed on the issue, having worked on the 2005 declaration, altho [...]	2008-10-31 05:25:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO UNESCO PREL MA
08ASHGABAT1172	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 06:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1532	PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 09:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08ASTANA1377	KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, JULY 2008 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Falsified Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates -- Po [...]	2008-08-01 06:16:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO TSPA PGOV KZ
08ASTANA2336	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED GLOBAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In response to the GPAF demarche request, Econoff delivered reftel points and non-paper to Talgat Kaliyev, Head of the America's Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Kaliyev expressed his support, agreeing t [...]	2008-11-25 10:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO PGOV KZ
08ASTANA2530	KAZAKHSTAN: FIRST INTERNATIONAL BIOTECH CONFERENCE HELD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The First International Conference "Astana Biotech 2008" took place on December 12-13, at the National Center for Biotechnology in Astana, Kazakhstan. Its stated goal was to develop further Kazakhstan's overall sci [...]	2008-12-22 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV EIND TBIO KZ
08ASTANA407	FIGHTING TB IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] Summary: Many of the guidelines stated in the Berlin Declaration have long been implemented in Kazakhstan, and the country is currently in line with WHO-DOTS tuberculosis (TB) guidelines. However, many of the TB-focused bodies are under-funded, and some operate under outdated guidelines. The m [...]	2008-03-03 11:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO KZ
08ASTANA609	KAZAKHSTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: Per reftel, to mark World TB Day, USAID and its partner organizations, in collaboration with the National TB Center and the Almaty City and Oblast Health Departments, are planning a range of activities in Kazakhstan. These activities include announcement of a pilot project on treatmen [...]	2008-03-20 11:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL KPAO KZ
08ASTANA701	KAZAKHSTAN - IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Summary: In response to reftel, CDC representatives met with the Republican Sanitary and Epidemiological Station (RSES) to discuss implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) in Kazakhstan. RSES is the point of contact on IHR implementation in Kazakhstan. RSES will coordinate wit [...]	2008-04-10 07:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL WHO KZ
08ASTANA975	KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) On May 22, Pol-Econ Chief delivered ref A, B, and C demarches to Kazakhstani Vice Minister of Agriculture Dulat Aitzhanov, explaining the USG approach to the global food crisis, the President's global food security initiative, and USG positions on Doha, food staple export restrictions, a [...]	2008-05-22 13:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON KZ
08ASUNCION102	YELLOW FEVER UPDATE [...] As of February 15, there are 46 reported cases of yellow fever in Paraguay. Twenty-six are live cases; only five cases have been confirmed to date. The first case of yellow fever surfaced January 15 in San Estanislao, San Pedro Department. A team of experts dispatched to the region found fiv [...]	2008-02-15 21:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV PA
08ASUNCION103	YELLOW FEVER UPDATE [...] As of February 15, there are 46 reported cases of yellow fever in Paraguay. Twenty-six are live cases; only five cases have been confirmed to date. The first case of yellow fever surfaced January 15 in San Estanislao, San Pedro Department. A team of experts dispatched to the region found [...]	2008-02-15 21:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV PA
08ASUNCION107	YELLOW FEVER UPDATE [...] (SBU) Paraguay now has seven confirmed cases of yellow fever. Of 66 additional suspected cases, 25 have been ruled out; seven resulted in deaths. The GOP had 800,000 vaccines available last week, and an additional 750,000 will be arriving in country shortly from Peru and PAHO. The USD 50,00 [...]	2008-02-20 10:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV
08ATHENS1168	CONTROVERSY OVER PROGRESS MADE TO CLEAN UP ASOPOS RIVER [...] (SBU) Summary: In September 2007, Post received over four thousand emails in a 24-hour period from concerned American citizens in reference to the presence of hexavalent chromium in the Asopos River near Athens. The emails were in response to a posting by Erin Brockovich on her website. Brock [...]	2008-08-14 13:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR SOCI TBIO EIND GR
08ATHENS1351	AVIAN INFLUENZA: GREECE IS READY TO RESPOND [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Pierroutsakos, Chairman of the Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (HCDCP) and to Sotiris Tsiodras, an expert on infectious diseases at the Greek Ministry of Health (MOH). Both officials outlined a clear and articulat [...]	2008-09-23 15:21:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL GR
08ATHENS1595	GREEK RESPONSE: UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON [...] (SBU) A/DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on November 21 to Antonias Zambelas and Pavlos Pezaros, Ministry of Rural Development and Food; Mr. Elias Karanikas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for Internal Market, Agriculture and Other Policies; and Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Hell [...]	2008-11-25 16:35:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV GR
08ATHENS1729	GREECE: READY FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA IF IT HAPPENS [...] (SBU) Head of the National Health Operations Center (EKEPY) Dr. Panayiotis Efstathiou told EconOff that Greece was prepared for an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak if it should happen. Efstathiou said that he attended the October conference on AI in Sharm el-Sheikh. He said that they discussed [...]	2008-12-31 07:51:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR EAID PREL KFLU GR
08BAGHDAD1517	PRT SALAH AD DIN: CDC HOLDS FIRST TRAINING [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At the instigation of the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),CDC has conducted its first training course in Iraq, which was enthusiastically received by Iraqi medical professionals. END SUMMARY. 3. (U) P [...]	2008-05-15 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD3385	SECRETARY LEAVITT PRESSES PM MALIKI FOR QUICK [...] (C) In their October 20 meeting in Baghdad, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt and Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki agreed on the importance of continued U.S.-Iraq health cooperation in "solidifying" the two countries' partnership. Encouraging quick passage of the S [...]	2008-10-23 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO PREL PGOV OVIP SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD3453	IRAQ GROPING FOR LONG-TERM NATIONAL PLAN FOR [...] (C) Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) officials told EmbOffs on October 23 that while MoST and Ministry of Health (MoH) officials have agreed to try and import new Cobalt-60 (Co-60) sources to meet short-term demands for cancer therapy (reftel),they have as yet not reached a consensus [...]	2008-10-29 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KNNP PGOV OVIP SOCI IZ
08BAKU1197	DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 08:26:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08BAMAKO469	MALI'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 16:10:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO ML
08BAMAKO484	MALI'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO END FOOD EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 13:03:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO ML
08BAMAKO796	MALIAN DELEGATION TO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 13:48:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL ML
08BAMAKO835	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 05:45:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML
08BAMAKO920	GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM LAW ENACTED IN MALI [...] On November 13, the Malian National Assembly passed legislation regulating the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Mali. Originally submitted to the Assembly in 2006, the GMO legislation had sparked controversy due to the complexity of the issue and the opposition of Mali's well- [...]	2008-12-01 12:18:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAGR PGOV TBIO ML
08BANGKOK1579	UNAIDS BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The governing body of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) met in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 23-25 April for the 22nd Meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB). The USDEL was led by Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and included repre [...]	2008-05-22 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV TH
08BANGKOK1602	THAILAND GLOBAL FOOD INITIATIVE RESPONSE [...] On May 21, Econoff spoke to Ms. Pimchanok Vonkhorporn, Director of Thailand's Ministry of Commerce's Department of Trade Negotiations and delivered points in the aide memoire provided per reftel. Pimchanok said the Ministry of Commerce found the statement in the aide memoire acceptable. Rega [...]	2008-05-23 05:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO TH
08BANGKOK3210	THAILAND: APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Embassy Bangkok believes that Thailand is a strong candidate to host an APEC Food Defense pilot project in 2009, per criteria provided in ref C. Our Economic Section and the Foreign Agricultural Service reviewed Thailand's suitability for the project and also discussed the pilot project [...]	2008-10-24 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER EAGR APEC
08BANGKOK3501	GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (Thailand) [...] Summary: ESTHoff discussed Reftel discussion points with Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs on November 25. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) is interested in the Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security (GPAF) but would need to see the non-paper and agreed principles m [...]	2008-11-28 09:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08BEIJING119	BEIJING AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: REPORTED OUTBREAK IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Chinese authorities confirmed in the domestic and international media that there had been an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza amongst poultry in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region beginning December 29, 2007. Reports indicated a die-off of about 5,000 birds and control measures culling [...]	2008-01-11 09:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
08BEIJING3030	Realizing Mao's Vision of Water for the North in Time for [...] (U) With the start of the Beijing Olympics set for August 8, Northern China's water shortage has received widespread attention in both local and international press, with accounts of what the Chinese government has done in recent years to address the problem. Instead of addressing the water sho [...]	2008-08-06 03:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO PREL CH
08BEIJING3081	ANNOUNCING A NEW CHINA ESTH ONLINE FORUM--BLUE SKIES OVER [...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to announce the creation of a new internal blog on Communities (at) State, designed to provide a forum for information sharing and discussion of issues related to environment, science, technology, and health issues in China. "Blue Skies Over Beijing" will be administ [...]	2008-08-11 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO AMED KSCA TSPL TSPA TRGY TPHY ENRG KNNP
08BEIJING3155	AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE (ACE) DUE DILIGENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: I have reviewed Cargill's performance as requested in reftel regarding nominees for the 2008 Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). I can reaffirm that the company's performance in China has been exemplary. End summary. 2. (U) Specific answers to the questions pos [...]	2008-08-18 05:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV TBIO SENV ELAB ETRD CH
08BEIJING3339	CHINA CHANGES LEAD BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] (C) On August 27 U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiators in Washington received an e-mail from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) informing them that China had designated a new lead negotiator for BIT talks scheduled September 2-5 in Beijing. On August 28 MOFCOM confirmed to Emb [...]	2008-08-28 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV TBIO PREL CH
08BEIJING359	FOOD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WON, BUT THE REAL BATTLE IS JUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese officials claimed success January 16 at the official wrap-up meeting for the four-month food and product safety "rectification campaign" and announced plans for a long-term regulatory structure to continue monitoring production quality of the nation's industries. Despite [...]	2008-02-01 00:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
08BEIJING360	2008 FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: China is preparing for a banner year in 2008 in food and product safety as authorities draft and review seven separate pieces of legislation or regulations. The most important piece of legislation, the Food Safety Law, is a comprehensive law encompassing all facets of the food p [...]	2008-02-01 00:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
08BEIJING3705	AQSIQ STILL LACKING IN INFANT FORMULA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 23:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL HHS CH
08BEIJING3784	New Quality Control Minister Boasts Anti-Corruption [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 21, China sacked General Administration on Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Minister Li Changjiang in the aftermath of China's biggest ever food and product safety scandal, the widespread contamination of milk products with the industrial chemi [...]	2008-09-29 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL HHS CH
08BEIJING4496	MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TB IN CHINA: GOVERNMENT INERTIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Growing numbers of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in China are challenging the ability of government and NGO health officials to provide adequate TB patient care. Nongovernmental health organizations, such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)- also known as "Docto [...]	2008-12-11 05:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ETRD CH
08BEIJING4506	MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TB IN CHINA: GOVERNMENT INERTIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Growing numbers of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in China are challenging the ability of government and NGO health officials to provide adequate TB patient care. Nongovernmental health organizations, such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)- also known as "Docto [...]	2008-12-11 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ETRD CH
08BEIJING585	MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONFIRMS HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Chinese authorities retrospectively confirmed a human case of avian influenza (H5N1) in January in Hunan Province. The young man died on January 24, 2008. Tests of respiratory fluids taken and saved from the patient were tested last week by the Provincial CDC and confirmed influen [...]	2008-02-20 00:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
08BEIJING657	BEIJING CONFIRMS SECOND AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the second avian influenza death in China in 2008. The case, an unemployed 41 year-old male, died on Feb. 20 in Guangxi Province. Although the MOH report indicated that the patient had been in contact with infected poultry before contra [...]	2008-02-22 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
08BEIJING688	BEIJING CONFIRMS THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008 [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed on February 26 to Embassy Beijing the third avian influenza death in China in 2008. As reported in REF A, the Government of China had previously notified Embassy Beijing and Consulate Guangzhou of the suspected AI case, a 44-year-old female migrant w [...]	2008-02-27 06:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
08BEIJING824	March 6 MFA Press Briefing: Upcoming Taiwan Election, Hu's [...] Key points at the March 6 MFA Press Briefing: -- The upcoming election in Taiwan is an election of a local leader. -- President Hu's visit to Japan is still under active discussion. -- Relevant Chinese authorities have taken every measure necessary to carry out a "serious and responsible [...]	2008-03-06 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TBIO CH TW JA
08BEIRUT897	LEBANON: PARTICIPATION IN THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] (SBU) The entity that represents Lebanon at the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission is the Lebanese Standards Institution, known by the acronym LIBNOR. Currently, political parties in Lebanon are negotiating formation of a new cabinet. Given that travel expenses to attend the commission me [...]	2008-06-16 06:58:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08BELGRADE959	SERBIA: HEALTH AND AGRICULTURAL MINISTERS TO ATTEND EGYPT'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 14:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL SR
08BERLIN1279	NO FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTION TO FDA-937-07 GRANT [...] (SBU) The U.S. Embassy in Berlin finds no negative U.S. foreign policy implications for the proposed award of FDA Research Grant Entitled "Phase 2/3 Study of FX-1006A for Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy." The Embassy understands that this grant began in 2007 and that there are already ten pa [...]	2008-09-17 13:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO FDA GM
08BERLIN458	MERKEL GIVES CREDENCE TO BIOPIRACY CLAIMS AHEAD OF CBD [...] SUMMARY: Biodiversity was the theme of the CDU/CSU caucus conference of the German Bundestag, held April 9 in Berlin. In a keynote address German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she expects the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties (COP-9) will send a clear signal on the n [...]	2008-04-11 14:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO EAGR PGOV GM
08BERLIN494	EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MINISTRY SHOWCASES GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: There are four major scientific research institutes in Germany, each with tens of affiliated research centers. The institutes are entirely funded by the German federal and individual state governments. The German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) sponsored a two-day [...]	2008-04-18 17:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPL SENV ENRG PREL GM
08BERLIN960	GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Berlin delivered the information in STATE 66363 about U.S. health priorities for the G8 summit to German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg and Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry State Secretary Erich Stather on Monday, June 23 in formal letters from [...]	2008-07-21 06:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV WHO PREL GM
08BISHKEK192	KYRGYZSTAN: STATUS OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TUBERCULOSIS [...] (U) Reftel requested a report on the status of implementation of the World Health Organization's Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. The Berlin Declaration, which was signed October 22, 2007, contains specific commitments for combating the disease. 2. (U) Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the [...]	2008-02-27 07:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TBIO WHO KG
08BISHKEK603	KYRGYZ NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CODEX CANDIDATE [...] The Kyrgyz MFA replied to Embassy's request (based on reftel) for support of Dr. Karen Hulebak's candidacy for the Codex Alimentarius Commission by Diplomatic Note 011-11/2231 dated June 2, 2008. According to the note, the Kyrgyz side will give "due consideration" to our request and inform us [...]	2008-06-12 09:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO KG
08BOGOTA1467	COLOMBIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] In response to reftel Econoff contacted Victor Hugo Alvarez, Coordinator of Public Health for the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection (Ministry). Alvarez said the Colombian government is implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR). Alvarez also requested a copy of the U.S. I [...]	2008-04-21 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AORC PREL TBIO WHO CO
08BOGOTA1486	WORLD HEALTH DAY ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA [...] In response to reftel Econoff contacted Luz Estella Mendez, Director of the Office of International Cooperation for the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection. Mendez said the Colombian government joined with the World Health Organization (WHO) to celebrate World Health Day in two important [...]	2008-04-22 13:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO CO
08BOGOTA2145	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRPERSON FAO/WHO CODEX [...] In response to reftels B and C, FAS/Bogota delivered a letter with the talking points and bio of the U.S. candidate to members of the Colombian Committee on the Codex Alimentarius (CCC),including Ramon-Eduardo Madrinan, CCC Chairman, Javier Munuz, CCC member, and Blanca-Cristina Olarte, CCC [...]	2008-06-13 18:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08BOGOTA3253	COLOMBIA: SUPPORT FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 20:49:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08BOGOTA3352	COLOMBIA GAINING ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, BUT A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the 1993 implementation of national health care coverage in Colombia, the GOC has tripled the number of Colombians with access to public health services. However, the expansion has come with fiscal, legal, bureaucratic costs that are expected to rise further with the recen [...]	2008-09-09 12:03:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TBIO PGOV CO
08BOGOTA36	BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bogota proposes an agbiotech outreach program in Colombia for 2008 focused on engaging executive branch officials, legislators, and agricultural industry representatives regarding policy and regulatory issues associated with agbiotech and its benefits as a tool in poverty r [...]	2008-01-03 17:54:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PREL CO
08BOGOTA971	COLOMBIA INCREASES TRANSGENIC CROP CULTIVATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia's planting of Genetically Modified (GM),or transgenic, crops, while small compared to some other countries in the region, grew by 23 percent in 2007. Experts believe the increase demonstrates that Colombia does not oppose GM agriculture, and told us that local devel [...]	2008-03-12 18:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SENV TBIO CO
08BRASILIA1219	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 112 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-12 15:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1294	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 113 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-30 16:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1339	ANDEAN GLACIER MELT PORTENDS SHORTAGES OF WATER AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 18:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR
08BRASILIA1341	ANDEAN GLACIER MELT PORTENDS SHORTAGES OF WATER AND [...] SUMMARY. Accelerating glacier melt in the central Andean region of South America (Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia) is rapidly shrinking frozen water storage reservoirs, providing short-term water surpluses that portend long-term water scarcity, with significant reductions in river [...]	2008-10-09 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR
08BRASILIA1396	U.S. FOREST SERVICE COLLABORATION ADVANCES BRAZILIAN FOREST [...] Following a two-week workshop lead by U.S. Forest Service (USFS) experts, the Brazilian Center for Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention (PREVFOGO/IBAMA) agreed to take the lead in forming a National Wildfire Coordination Group, which will be responsible for elaborating and implementing a Brazil [...]	2008-10-23 17:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1465	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 114 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-11-07 18:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1504	SOUTH AMERICAN MINING SECTOR DOWNTURN CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: Between 2002 and 2008, South America experienced a sustained, successful expansion of its mining sector, with strong growth in Brazil, Chile, and Peru. This expansion brought environmental costs to some fragile ecosystems and public health concerns to vulnerable populations - impacts [...]	2008-11-20 15:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR
08BRASILIA1528	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SEVERE FLOODING IN SANTA CATARINA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Charge has determined, based upon information from Brazil's Secretariat for Civil Defense and Santa Catarina State Government, that the severe destruction due to recent record rains, flooding, and mudslides is of sufficient magnitude to w [...]	2008-11-25 17:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TBIO SENV BR
08BRASILIA1572	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 115 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-12-08 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA228	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 106 [...] The following is the 106th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2008-02-19 16:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA258	HHS/CDC COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Country clearance is requested for Dr. Aristides Barbosa Junior, Epidemiologist, GAP-Brazil, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC, to travel to Maputo, Mozambique from March 02-2008 to March 08-2008. 2. The purpose of this trip to Maputo: to discuss the South to South Collaboration between CDC-GAP-Mozambique, [...]	2008-02-26 19:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
08BRASILIA278	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 107 [...] The following is the one-hundred-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]	2008-02-29 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA373	POLLUTION RANKS HIGH AMONG ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN PERU [...] (SBU) Regional Environmental Officer held meetings January 28-31, 2008 with Peruvian government representatives, trade organizations, international institutions, NGOs, and private industry to discuss environmental concerns. Discussions of priority environmental issues covered: (1) Mining pollu [...]	2008-03-18 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA454	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 108 [...] The following is the one hundred eigth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2008-04-09 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA618	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 109 [...] The following is the 109th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2008-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA663	BRAZIL FOREST STEWARTSHIP COUNCIL MEETING ON CERTIFIED [...] SUMMARY: The 3rd Brazil Certified Fair and the Amazonia Sustainable Forum (Sao Paulo, April 2008) brought together the Brazilian Council for Forestry Management and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC),in partnership with Friends of the Earth, Imafora, and Imazon for discussion of sustainable [...]	2008-05-15 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA736	BRAZIL LAUNCHES FORUM ON ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) has launched a climate change forum to focus on analyzing the main economic, social, and environmental impacts of climate change. IPEA has a demonstrated reputation of substantial experience in the economic valuation of envi [...]	2008-05-30 10:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG EAGR TBIO BR
08BRASILIA770	ANDEAN ORGANIZATIONS TELL THEIR STORY AT THE 2ND MEETING OF [...] SUMMARY. The USAID-funded Initiative for Conservation of the Andean Amazon (ICAA) brought together 75 participants for the Second ICAA Partners Meeting, held in Quito, Ecuador from May 18-23, 2008. ICAA is a five year program (2006-2011) based in the Amazon regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuad [...]	2008-06-06 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA836	OAS DISCUSSES PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE [...] Approximately 30 people from nine countries of the Americas (including Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil) attended the OAS event "Trends in the Implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the Americas" June 04 in Sao Paulo. The discussion took place withi [...]	2008-06-18 18:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA877	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 110 [...] The following is the one-hundred-tenth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2008-06-27 14:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA895	INFRASTRUCTURE THREATENS AMAZON FOREST CONSERVATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vulnerability of Amazonian rainforests is increasing as a result of rising commodity prices and regional infrastructure integration, as well as global climate change and fire practices. This is the first in a two-part series addressing the regional impacts of agricultural expansion [...]	2008-07-01 16:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON XR BR
08BRASILIA922	AMAZON FOREST STRESSED BY FIRE AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] SUMMARY. This is the second in a two-part series addressing the impacts of climate change and fire (Part 2),and agricultural expansion and infrastructure integration (Part 1) on Amazon rainforest vulnerability and conservation. Most climate change models predict a 21st century warming and d [...]	2008-07-09 10:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON XR BR
08BRASILIA955	EMBASSY BRASILIA PHASE 2 RENOVATION ADOPTS GREEN DESIGN [...] The US Embassy Brasilia will be embarking on a Phase 2 Renovation of the Embassy Chancery starting in FY2009 or FY2010. Recognizing the growing importance of environmental issues in Brazil and South America, the Executive Office of the Embassy Brasilia requests that the Office of Buildings Ope [...]	2008-07-14 16:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON XR BR
08BRATISLAVA253	DEMARCHES ON GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE, FOOD [...] (U) Post conveyed points from reftels to Minister of Agriculture Zdenka Kramplova. In follow-up meetings at the Ministry with Jana Vargova, Director of the Plant Commodities Section, and Eva Kolesarova, Director of Foreign Relations, neither raised any significant objections to the reftel po [...]	2008-05-30 13:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD LO TBIO
08BRATISLAVA288	SLOVAKIA STILL UNDECIDED ON FAO/WHO CODEX CHAIR [...] (U) Post conveyed reftel points to Eva Kolesarova, Director of Foreign Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture. Her office confirmed Slovakia will be sending official(s) to the 31st session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Geneva but is still undecided regarding the nominee they will [...]	2008-06-18 14:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LO
08BRATISLAVA424	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS EU BIOFUELS TARGET [...] Econoff conveyed reftel points separately to Ministry of Economy (MinEc) officials Juraj Novak, Chief State Counsellor, Energy and Raw Materials Policy Department, and Martin Pitorak, Senior State Counsellor, Energy Section, Department of International Relations in Energy. The GoS generally s [...]	2008-09-23 17:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY TBIO EUN SIPDIS LO
08BRATISLAVA482	SLOVAKIA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN EGYPT'S AVIAN AND [...] Post conveyed reftel points to Dr. Klara Frecerova, General Director, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Health and Kristina Valova, Department of Foreign Relations, Ministry of Agriculture. Neither ministry will be sending participants to Egypt's Ministerial Conference on Avi [...]	2008-10-20 12:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL LO
08BRIDGETOWN362	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRPERSON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] Per reftel instructions, Sarah Hanson, Director, Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office, delivered demarches on the U.S. Candidate for Chairperson FAO/WHO CODEX Alimentarius Commission, as follows: Antigua and Barbuda: delivered to Mrs. Dianne Lalla-Rodriguez, Director, Antigua and Barbu [...]	2008-06-05 12:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO XL
08BRUSSELS1789	BELGIUM: NO FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 10:56:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO TPHY US BE
08BUCHAREST112	ROMANIA CONSIDERS ENACTING THE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE ON [...] (C) Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu has asked Minister of the Environment Attila Korodi to take preliminary steps toward enacting a provisional safeguard clause to ban planting of MON 810 Bt corn, according to local agricultural biotechnology industry representatives. They speculate tha [...]	2008-02-11 15:55:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO RO
08BUCHAREST717	ROMANIA: SEN. LUGAR PRESSES MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Highlighting his experience as a farmer, visiting Senator Richard Lugar on August 28 encouraged Minister of Environment Attila Korodi to permit the use of more advanced agricultural methods in Romania, including biotechnology. Korodi indicated a willingness to reevaluate his p [...]	2008-09-10 11:38:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ENRG ECON PGOV PREL TBIO RO
08BUDAPEST1018	BUDAPEST FY 2009 REGIONAL ESTH HUB WORK PLAN [...] (U) In FY09, the Budapest Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub will build on its ongoing efforts promoting and leveraging U.S. engagement on ESTH issues to strengthen regional cooperation in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. To this end, we will seek [...]	2008-10-22 14:29:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KPSC AMGT XH XG ZJ ZL HU
08BUENOSAIRES144	BOLIVARIAN VISION FOR ARGENTINE CATARACT PATIENTS [...] Argentines needing cataract surgery are traveling to Bolivia for treatment by Cuban doctors. A leading Buenos Aires newspaper reported that approximately 17,000 Argentine citizens crossed the border for that reason over the past two years, although that figure is likely inflated. The GOA wil [...]	2008-02-07 13:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI EAID PREF PROP TBIO AR CU VZ

08CAIRO1061	DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. POSITION ON THE RETENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 08:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PARM TBIO EG
08CAIRO1188	POVERTY, LEGAL LOOPHOLE FUEL EGYPTIAN ORGAN TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent years have seen increased Egyptian and international media reports of both the consensual sale and theft of human organs in Egypt, earning the country a spot on the World Health Organization's 2007 list of the world's top five organ trafficking "hotspots". Rising poverty [...]	2008-06-10 12:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KCRM EG
08CAIRO1524	MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR SCOBEY AND MINISTER OF HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Scobey paid an introductory call on Minister of Health and Population Hatem El Gabaly on June 29. Discussion centered on ongoing health sector reform, graduate level training for ministry staff in US and by U.S. universities in Egypt, pharmaceutical intellectual prope [...]	2008-07-17 13:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR PGOV TBIO KIPR KSCA KFLU KWMN EG
08CAIRO2291	UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (U) Summary. In a meeting on the margins of the 6th International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hatem El Gabaly reviewed for U/S Paula Dobriansky his support for an international agreement to coordinate efforts for influenza [...]	2008-11-02 12:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID EG KFLU PREL TBIO WHO
08CAIRO2293	SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON PANDEMIC THREAT, [...] SUMMARY: The October 25-26 Sixth International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in cooperation with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),succeeded in maintaining global focus on the spread of avian influenza and t [...]	2008-11-02 12:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR EG
08CAIRO2301	UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (U) Summary. On October 25, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif met with U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, to discuss the strategic relationship between Egypt and the United States, the significance of Africa in the spread of avian influenza (AI),and the way forward for [...]	2008-11-03 13:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID EG KFLU TBIO WHO
08CAIRO2445	BIRD FLU IN EGYPT: ALL QUIET ON THE MIDDLE EASTERN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In July 2008, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) declared the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus to be endemic in Egyptian poultry. Now, just four months later, some Egyptians are wondering why. Seven months have passed since the Ministry of Health and Popul [...]	2008-12-01 14:09:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG
08CAIRO413	EGYPT AVIAN INFLUENZA: FIRST CASE OF 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt has confirmed its first Human Avian Influenza (AI) case in 2008: a four-year-old girl from the Minya governorate who is currently hospitalized in Cairo. Reacting rapidly and thoroughly, the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) disp [...]	2008-03-02 07:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU ECON EAGR PGOV EG
08CAIRO784	BIRD FLU KILLS SECOND EGYPTIAN THIS MONTH [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: On April 11, the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) confirmed its sixth Human avian influenza (AI) case this year, the 49th overall, and the second in less than a week: a 30-year old woman from Al-Matarya in the Cairo Governorate. The woman's death, which made her the 2 [...]	2008-04-16 12:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU ECON EAGR PGOV EG
08CAIRO844	GRIM BIRD FLU MILESTONE: EGYPT'S 50TH CASE [...] (SBU) On April 16, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) confirmed its seventh human avian influenza (AI) case this year: a 2-year-old boy from the Sharqia Governorate north of Cairo. This marks Egypt's 50th confirmed AI case overall, and the third in the month of April. The [...]	2008-04-23 15:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO ECON PGOV EG
08CANBERRA531	FOOD EXPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (U) The GOA has taken no steps to restrict agricultural exports from Australia, nor does post expect any such moves in Australia, which exports on average two-thirds of its agricultural production. 2. (SBU) Bruce Bowan, Acting Director for International Affairs at the Department of Agricul [...]	2008-05-22 06:48:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO AS
08CANBERRA538	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE ON GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND [...] (U) Post shared reftel demarche with Paul Morris, Executive Manager, Technical Market Access at Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. In response, Morris provided the following paper laying out the GOA,s views. 2. (SBU) DAFF Comments on US Food Cable The Austra [...]	2008-05-23 04:59:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO AS
08CANBERRA788	APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECTS: AUSTRALIA [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (SBU) Per instructions in reftel, we provided information on the Food Defence Pilot Program to Amy Crago in the Reform, Ecotech and Human Security Section of the APEC Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Crago told us t [...]	2008-08-06 06:10:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TBIO EAGR AS
08CARACAS64	DENGUE CASES DOUBLE IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Popular Power for Health (MPPS) ceased publishing dengue and malaria statistics from July 21 to December 22, during the lead up to Chavez' failed December 2 constitutional reform vote. Now we know why: the latest official epidemiology bulletin, released January 8, [...]	2008-01-17 16:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI PGOV VE
08CHENNAI22	SOUTH INDIA PREPARES TO DEFEND AGAINST AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: The preparedness of India's southern states to manage a potential outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in the region is mixed. Tamil Nadu appears better prepared than the other southern states, but a severe outbreak is likely to stretch both the state and national governments' abil [...]	2008-01-23 11:49:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV ECON ETRD AMED IN
08CHENNAI33	HHS SECRETARY SWINGS THROUGH SOUTH INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),visited three of South India's largest cities from January 7-9, 2008. The visit provided the Secretary an opportunity to promote the importance of assuring SIPDIS product safety in an increa [...]	2008-01-29 10:47:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON TBIO SENV AMED KSCA PHUM KCRM SOCI IN
08CHISINAU1159	MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 13:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV MD
08CHISINAU268	MOLDOVA: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND TRANSNISTRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA'S Foreign Agricultural Service has approved funding for a targeted technical assistance project on Avian Influenza (AI) in the Transnistrian (TN) region of Moldova. Although we face political constraints, TN officials are receptive to the idea, acknowledging that they are no [...]	2008-03-11 12:04:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR KFLU TBIO MD
08CHISINAU536	MOLDOVA RECEIVES THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 14:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO MD
08CHISINAU537	MOLDOVA RECEIVES REQUEST TO END FOOD STAPLE EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 14:16:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO MD
08CHISINAU910	MOLDOVA ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN INFLUENZA MINISTRIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 10:23:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MD
08COLOMBO1055	SRI LANKA: AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan health officials continue preparations to prevent an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in country. Repeated incidence of the disease in the region places Sri Lanka at risk of AI. Animal health authorities maintain monitoring activities while the Ministry of Health has [...]	2008-11-24 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC WHO CE
08COLOMBO108	FY08 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND DEPARTMENT [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for biotechnology outreach programs in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is at a turning point with respect to biotechnology. The country has regulations to label, regulate and control the import of Genetically Modified (GM) foods, as well as to regulat [...]	2008-01-29 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08COLOMBO1118	SRI LANKA LIKELY SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSED GLOBAL [...] Econ Chief delivered reftel points to Additional Secretary for Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services AAR Ratnayake on December 8. Although Ratnayake could not pledge full GSL support for the Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF),she stated Sri Lanka would be in favor of [...]	2008-12-09 01:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV TBIO CE
08CONAKRY113	WHO'S INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Pursuant to REFTEL, on April 16, Econoff met with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Momo Camara, regarding the status of Guinea's implementation of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHR). 2. Econoff inquired about the status of implementat [...]	2008-04-17 15:27:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AORC PREL TBIO WHO GV
08CONAKRY256	GUINEA - REQUEST TO END FOOD STAPLE EXPORT [...] (SBU) On May 23, Ambassador Carter provided Guinea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kabele Camara, with a translated version of the reftel note memoire regarding ending export restrictions. The Minister said that he generally supports the U.S. position and would take the USG position into cons [...]	2008-06-02 11:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO GV
08CONAKRY260	GUINEA - AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Ambassador Carter met with Guinea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kabele Camara, on May 23 and provided him with a translated version of the note memoire on agricultural biotechnology. The Minister said that the GoG generally supports the USG on this issue and expres [...]	2008-06-02 11:39:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO GV
08CONAKRY90	Guinea Celebrates World Health Day [...] (U) Reftel requests that post report on World Health Day activities in country. The Embassy posted on their website information on World Health Day 2008 along with links to USG climate change policy and USG activities to protect health from climate change. 2. (U) The Government of Guinea h [...]	2008-04-14 14:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO GV
08COTONOU3	H5N1 UPDATE 3: GOB RESUMES CULLING [...] The GOB resumed culling operations on December 30 after culling stopped on December 23 due to lack of funds. The GOB plans to implement its communications plan, starting before January 5, with UNICEF funding. Post anticipates the GOB will make a formal request for additional equipment necess [...]	2008-01-02 11:37:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
08DHAKA183	BIRD FLU IN MORRELGANJ - OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-10 10:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTO TBIO CASC AMED IN
08DHAKA193	BIRD FLU IN MORRELGANJ - OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An interagency assessment team (IAT) from State, DOD, and USAID has been in southern Bangladesh's Khulna and Barisal Divisions conducting an assessment of the Cyclone Sidr affected area in support of USG rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. The IAT has been tasked to repor [...]	2008-02-12 08:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTO TBIO CASC AMED IN
08DHAKA963	BANGLADESH PARTICIPATION AT EGYPT AI CONFERENCE [...] Econoff September 5 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rahman said the MFA would respond through the Egyptian Embassy in Dhaka. NOTE: USAID reports the relevent ministries, including the Ministry of He [...]	2008-09-11 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL BG EG
08DOHA349	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] Prices of all food/agricultural commodities are dramatically rising in Qatar. Analysts and businessmen attribute the price increases to a variety of factors, including higher prices in the countries of origin, higher transportation costs, salary and wage increases, and inflation. At the same [...]	2008-05-01 06:50:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON QA
08DOHA677	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOQ PLANNING [...] (SBU) As part of Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group preparedness efforts, Emboffs and medical representatives from Camp As-Sayliyeh and Al-Udeid Air Base met recently with Dr. Mohammad Al Thani, a Senior Medical Advisor at the National Health Authority (NHA) and Qatar's National Coordi [...]	2008-09-21 14:06:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU TBIO QA
08DUBLIN339	IRISH VIEWS ON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche on June 9, 2008 to Richard Howell, Head of the Research, Food, and Codex Coordination Division of the Department of Agriculture. Howell said that the Irish government was still considering its position regarding the chairpersonship. He said that there has bee [...]	2008-06-11 11:31:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO EI
08DUBLIN340	IRISH VIEWS ON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] (C) Ref A corrected to include classifier. 2. (C) ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche on June 9, 2008 to Richard Howell, Head of the Research, Food, and Codex Coordination Division of the Department of Agriculture. Howell said that the Irish government was still considering its position reg [...]	2008-06-11 12:14:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EI
08FREETOWN188	AMBASSADORS' WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS [...] Embassy Freetown is very pleased to support the proposed "Ambassadors' Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (AWASH) Initiative." 2. Sierra Leone continues to rank the lowest on the Human Development Index and is seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index. About 52% of the people live on [...]	2008-04-18 13:50:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO SOCI SL
08GABORONE1083	BOTSWANA: 5 CHOLERA CASES REPORTED SO FAR [...] SUMMARY: The number of people infected with cholera in Botswana has risen to five - all of whom are Zimbabwean. There have been no reports that any citizens of Botswana have contracted cholera from contact with these patients. The GOB is carefully monitoring the situation and has been working [...]	2008-12-12 10:45:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO BC
08GABORONE1140	GOB STILL NOT READY TO TREAT HIV POSITIVE REFUGEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana provides free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 90% of its citizens who need it, but the GOB does not include non-citizens resident in Botswana, including registered refugees, in its national ART program. Botswana's cabinet agreed to extend the ART program to regis [...]	2008-12-30 07:02:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KHIV PHUM TBIO BC ZI
08GABORONE884	HEALTH CARE IN BOTSWANA IN THE ERA OF HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: Botswana just celebrated its National Day on September 30 and the country has made significant progress in the fight against hunger, poverty, injustice, illiteracy and unemployment over the last forty two years. The rate of progress is, however, threatened by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, an [...]	2008-10-07 08:01:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE932	AU-IBAR HOSTS REGIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP [...] Summary: The African Union's Inter-Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) hosted October 2-4 in Gaborone an Avian Influenza (AI) technical workshop for Southern Africa officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Animal Health Organizati [...]	2008-10-23 14:53:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE957	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER PLEDGE HEALTHY BILATERAL [...] (SBU) During Ambassador Nolan's initial October 30 meeting with GOB Minister of Health Lesego Motsumi, the Minister said that Botswana truly appreciates the "phenomenal" support it receives from the United States in the health sector. She pledged her ongoing cooperation, and that from her Mini [...]	2008-11-03 10:15:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KHIV TBIO EAID BC
08GENEVA1112	WHO: DECEMBER 8-13 2008 WHO MEETING ON INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: During December 8-13 negotiations at the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Geneva, delegates made substantial progress on complex issues -- including concrete steps to enhance the World Health Organization (WHO) system to assess and respond [...]	2008-12-22 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KFLU TBIO WHO
08GENEVA275	U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MEET WITH INDONESIAN [...] Summary. Ambassador John Lange, Special Representative of the Secretary of State for Avian and Pandemic Influenza, and Dr. William Steiger, Special Assistant for International Affairs to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, met with Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supar [...]	2008-04-11 06:55:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAID WHO
08GENEVA751	PART TWO OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA752	PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA916	WHO: IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON ACHIEVEMENT [...] Summary. WHO convened a meeting of G-20 countries on October 31 to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on health and the social sector. Director-General Chan asked for advice, called for stable Official Development Assistance (ODA),committed to working with vulnerable countries, prom [...]	2008-11-03 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON TBIO WHO
08GUANGZHOU105	Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Major Economic, Social, and [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a strong economic, social, and cultural foothold in south China, with Guangdong leading the way in total TCM revenue and product output. "Guangdong Liang Cha", for example, an herbal tea, is becoming a national phenomenon and chasing Coca Cola [...]	2008-02-20 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU113	Avian Influenza Update: One Death Reported in Guangxi [...] (U) A Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region man has died of avian influenza (AI),according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry said the patient was a 41-year-old unemployed man (surnamed Liang) from Xi Xiang Tang District in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi. Liang developed symptoms on Februa [...]	2008-02-22 08:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU119	Avian Influenza Update: Human Case Reported in Guangdong [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese Government notified Embassy Beijing, Consulate Guangzhou and foreign governments of another suspected human case of avian influenza (AI),this time in Guangdong Province. A 44-year-old female migrant worker fell ill on February 16 after exposure to sick and dead poult [...]	2008-02-25 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU146	Product Safety Testing, Booming Business in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Business is booming for product testing firms in south China. With heightened awareness of product safety risks among manufacturers and stricter enforcement by Chinese authorities, testing firms anticipate continued rapid growth and in some instances are literally working around [...]	2008-03-10 08:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU148	Shenzhen Heparin Maker Emphasizes Differences with [...] (U) Summary: Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. - recently the focus of a Wall Street Journal article - clearly takes product safety very seriously and is anxious to reassure visitors about its quality assurance and supply control procedures. The only heparin producer in China to receive U.S [...]	2008-03-11 08:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV PREL CH
08GUANGZHOU154	Hundreds of birds culled in Guangzhou; correlation to avian [...] (U) Summary: Following the unexplained death of over 100 chickens in the Liwan district of Guangzhou, hundreds more birds have been culled as a preventive measure to control the spread of what could be an avian influenza outbreak. With samples currently being tested in local labs, final result [...]	2008-03-14 06:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU160	Dead birds in Guangzhou confirmed positive for H5N1 virus, [...] (U) Summary: The National Influenza Reference Laboratory has confirmed that the March 13 death of 114 chickens in a Guangzhou poultry market was the result of the H5N1 virus (avian influenza). Guangdong authorities have increased disinfection and monitoring efforts. The infected birds have been [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU195	LIMITS ON RESEARCH CAPACITY FOR SOUTH CHINA'S AQUATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: For south China, evaluating the severity of pollution in its various aquatic ecosystems is a daunting task made more difficult by internal factors such as excessive bureaucracy and territorial attitudes among researchers. Agencies, institutions, and even individual researchers [...]	2008-03-31 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU206	Guangdong Illegal Blood Trading Ring Uncovered [...] (U) Summary: Since 1998, when Guangzhou first officially permitted citizens to donate blood, authorities have attempted to combat the illegal trade of blood supplies amid fears of disease transmission, especially HIV/AIDS. Recently, authorities have identified a string of cases in which Guangz [...]	2008-04-03 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU225	Despite One-Stop Lab, Producers Still Complain about [...] (SBU) Summary: Even with the opening of south China's first joint-venture testing lab that will provide one-stop shopping for third party and government testing, toy manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta complain about the burden of meeting multiple standards. They believe that that a new con [...]	2008-04-21 07:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU250	Guangdong Outbreak - Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Claims [...] (U) Summary: A hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak has led to three deaths in Guangdong province, and the infection of more than 1,600 local children. Guangdong's Department of Health has created an HFMD task force to increase local monitoring, prevention and control efforts. Guangdon [...]	2008-05-06 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU265	Enterovirus 71 Outbreak - South China Infections and Death [...] (SBU) Summary: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has taken a fourth life in Guangdong Province, and has infected more than 7,100 local children. Provincial health officials are working to determine the incidence rate of EV 71 among HFMD cases. Guangxi has reported two deaths among 636 cases [...]	2008-05-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU289	South China EV 71 Update - HFMD Cases Increase, Though Rate [...] (U) Summary: The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections in south China continues to rise, though authorities claim that the pace is slowing. In the past two weeks, Guangdong's reported HFMD cases have risen to 23,278, resulting in seven deaths. The current number has far s [...]	2008-05-22 06:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU351	Confirmed Cases of H5N1 Virus on Guangdong Duck Farm, No [...] (U) Summary: It looks as though authorities in south China understand the need to move quickly on a potential H5N1 threat. The National Influenza Reference Laboratory and China's Ministry of Agriculture reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza on a duck farm in Jiangmen C [...]	2008-06-18 09:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU366	Border Control - AI Prevention at the China-Vietnam Border [...] (U) Summary: With a 1,020 kilometers border running between south China's Guangxi province and north Vietnam, authorities on both sides have a lot of issues to contend with, many of them health- related. This especially includes cross-border avian influenza (AI) prevention and control cooperat [...]	2008-06-24 08:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU43	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Raising Awareness and [...] (U) Summary: At the end of 2007, Guangdong provincial authorities announced a new AI prevention plan to increase public awareness, test response strategies, and ensure regional communication and cooperation. Also of some interest is the province's new emergency awareness website (www.gdemo.gov. [...]	2008-01-24 07:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU47	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Expanding Vaccination and [...] (U) Summary: As part of its five-point AI prevention strategy (Ref G),Guangdong is implementing a compulsory vaccination program which aims for 100 percent coverage of domestic poultry. Significant resources and manpower have been invested in this prevention strategy and to strengthening the t [...]	2008-01-28 07:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU487	Guangdong's Cosmetic Makers Sees Stronger Safety Regulation [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese government's regime for protecting consumers from unsafe cosmetic products has strengthened in the last year -- foreign consumers that is. Executives in Guangdong's cosmetic manufacturing industry point out that government testing and inspection of export products has [...]	2008-08-11 09:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU500	American Companies in Guangdong Take Lead in Adopting [...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS awareness training, especially its transmission sexually, has increasingly become a priority for U.S. firms - like New Balance, Nordstrom, Levi Strauss and Wal-Mart - with suppliers and migrant workers in south China. Winning support from factory management is often the k [...]	2008-08-18 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU512	Guangzhou - Avian Influenza Pandemic Planning [...] (U) Summary: Consulate General Guangzhou has reviewed pandemic preparedness efforts based on guidance issued by the Department (reftel). Post's Emergency Action Committee meets regularly and reviews tripwires annually or as often as necessary if circumstances warrant. Employees are strongly en [...]	2008-08-22 02:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU56	Guangdong Strengthens Infectious Disease Research Capacity [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chinese central and Guangdong provincial governments have invested significant resources to expand the province's infectious disease research capacity; this includes two new infectious disease research institutes. Obstacles remain to the development of an effective research [...]	2008-01-31 07:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU737	INFANT CONTRACTS AVIAN INFLUENZA A (H9N2) VIRUS IN [...] Summary: An eleven-week old girl who resides in Shenzhen has reportedly contracted avian influenza A (H9N2) virus. She is being treated in a Hong Kong hospital. Some medical experts have expressed concern that avian influenza A (H9N2) virus - which has only been documented in a low pathogenic [...]	2008-12-31 08:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH
08HANOI1088	THIRD ANNUAL JAC GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. During the third annual Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) on Agent Orange/dioxin, JAC members reviewed U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange-related issues over the past year, discussed ongoing remediation and health projects, and provided recommendations for future activities, [...]	2008-09-22 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI1247	VIETNAM MISSION RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANALYSIS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PINR KHIV VM
08HANOI1258	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Cat Tien National Park. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral environmental relationship, especially as we seek to build on the progress made duri [...]	2008-11-12 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1260	SOWING THE SEEDS OF A BIOTECH DISCUSSION IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission Vietnam sponsored a series of biotechnology conferences that generated frank discussions among Vietnamese farmers, policymakers and academics about basic research and field testing, and led to calls from conference participants for the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to develo [...]	2008-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ETRD EAID ECON VM
08HANOI1261	CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF WASTEWATER VIOLATIONS HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. The recent targeting of Vedan Vietnam, a Taiwanese-owned manufacturer of monosodium glutamate for illegal discharges of untreated wastewater into the Thi Vai River in southern Dong Nai province, highlights the growing scope of environmental degradation in Vietnam resulting from unc [...]	2008-11-13 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON POL SOCI VM
08HANOI1264	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM'S DRAFT PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) Le Duan Hop on November 6, 2008. The Ambassador expressed concern about the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) draft press law, urged that private sector companies in Vietnam participate in the upcoming 2008 ICT [...]	2008-11-14 05:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON TSPL KCOR KPAO SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO
08HANOI1293	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BROADER HEALTH COOPERATION WITH VICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Michalak and Vice Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien met to discuss their vision for the future of U.S.-Vietnam health cooperation. Tien spoke highly of her recent trip to the United States, during which she met with professionals from U.S. government agencies, u [...]	2008-11-24 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM
08HANOI1320	VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO MELAMINE CONTAMINATION SHOWS [...] (U) Summary. Recent discoveries of melamine contamination in milk products, eggs and animal feed imported from China highlight gaps in Vietnam's food safety import programs. Though the Government of Vietnam (GVN) eventually located, sampled, and tested thousands of products, its initial react [...]	2008-12-03 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1332	AGENT ORANGE: DESPITE OBSTACLES, BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At the first meeting of the Environmental Task Force (ETF),set up under the U.S.-Vietnam Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange and its contaminant dioxin (JAC) (Reftel),the United States and Vietnam made substantial progress towards developing a remediation work plan for Da [...]	2008-12-08 11:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI1339	HANOI CORE STATEMENT ON HEALTH TOUCHES ON BROADER AID [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) and several development partners have drafted a Statement of Intent (SOI) to improve the Vietnamese health care system, through improving development assistance, coordinating GVN and donor efforts, and increasing transparency and accountability. Th [...]	2008-12-09 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM
08HANOI1350	CZECH REPUBLIC DETAILS DIOXIN CLEANUP EFFORTS AT FORMER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 meeting with Emboffs, David Jarkulisch, Commercial and Development officer at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, detailed November meetings between Czech technical and development experts and their Government of Vietnam (GVN) counterparts to negotiate dioxin rem [...]	2008-12-12 08:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI1368	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 04:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1370	INTERIOR DELEGATION JOINS ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY TO [...] (U) Summary: From November 17-22, a delegation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Petty, visited Hanoi and the Mekong Delta to promote U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on responses to climate change. In Hanoi, a member of the delegation signed the ch [...]	2008-12-17 08:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1372	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 08:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1404	VIETNAM FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH BY STAFFDEL LUSE, SENATE [...] (U) Summary: Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Vietnamese officials, scientists, policy makers, and NGO representatives to analyze food security issues and identify partnership opportunities in Vietnam from December 6-11. Vietnamese pa [...]	2008-12-24 07:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID VM
08HANOI147	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US-VN DIALOGUE GROUP ON AGENT [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 1, Ambassador Michalak met with the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange-Dioxin (Dialogue Group). Formed by the Aspen Institute, with support from the Ford Foundation, the Dialogue Group made its second visit to Vietnam to observe containment measures at the [...]	2008-02-12 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI177	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - VIETNAM'S SECOND AI FATALITY OF [...] (U) Summary: Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials confirmed the second and third human Avian Influenza (AI) fatalities of 2008, both from northern provinces close to Hanoi. A 40-year old male from Hai Duong province died on February 13 after cooking and eating dead chickens. A 27-year old ma [...]	2008-02-15 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI197	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ANIMAL OUTBREAKS SPREAD, POSSIBLE [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Vietnam has confirmed recent localized animal outbreaks in seven provinces scattered throughout the country and has noted reports of dead poultry found in rivers and streams in northern Vietnam -- a sign of a possible new bird flu outbreak during a prolonged cold [...]	2008-02-21 04:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI304	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: SCATTERED POULTRY OUTBREAKS [...] (U) Summary: Provinces in each region of the country have reported poultry outbreaks in the past few weeks. Though localized and easily controlled, the number of outbreaks continue to rise and are occuring at a rate higher than during the same period last year. A 23-year old woman died on Feb [...]	2008-03-14 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI319	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: NEW HUMAN FATALITY IN HA [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the death of an 11-year old male adolescent from Liem Tiet Commune, Thanh Liem District, Ha Nam Province, approximately 40 kilometers south of Hanoi. The patient developed symptoms on March 4 after having contact with sick and dead poultry. Accordi [...]	2008-03-18 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI369	SCENESETTER, PART I OF III, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (U) Mission Vietnam very much looks forward to your visit to Vietnam in mid-April, as your personal engagement will support directly our effe [...]	2008-03-31 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI37	FORD FOUNDATION GRANTEES HOST AGENT ORANGE DISABILITY FORUM [...] (U) Summary. On December 18, the Ford Foundation funded a national disabilities workshop focusing on Agent Orange (AO) and its contaminant dioxin. Various speakers highlighted the need for collective Government of Vietnam (GVN) and international support for the disabled suffering from war leg [...]	2008-01-10 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI370	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT: VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART II OF III [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable supplements Ref A and highlights the overarching health-related challenges facing Vietnam. We are proud [...]	2008-04-01 01:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI383	CHOLERA REAPPEARS IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Three months after the Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced the successful control of an outbreak of cholera (ref A),the disease has reappeared in several provinces in northern Vietnam, including Hanoi. Though international health experts predicted the likelihood of small, ep [...]	2008-04-03 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI398	BORDER PROVINCE WITH CHINA: HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: A small, mountainous province bordering China, Lang Son's location is both a blessing and a curse. Its four border gates with Vietnam's huge neighbor to the north have encouraged trade and development, leading to increased economic growth. However, local authorities also blame i [...]	2008-04-08 07:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI406	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT, VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART III [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable highlights the overarching health-related successes and challenges facing our work under the President's Emerge [...]	2008-04-09 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI408	VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS CONCERNED, NOT ALARMED, AT [...] (SBU) The current outbreak of severe acute diarrhea continues to spread. Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director General of the Preventative Health and Environmental Agency of the Ministry of Health (MOH),recently announced tests confirming the presence of cholera in patients in two additional northern [...]	2008-04-09 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI409	DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HEALTH CONFIRMS H5N1 RISK FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnamese Department of Animal Health (DAH) confirmed that chicken and cattle smuggled into Vietnam from Guangxi province in China have tested positive for Avian Influenza (chickens) and Foot and Mouth disease (cattle). Many of these animals are destined for sale throughout [...]	2008-04-09 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI421	FIRST CHOLERA CASE IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) Ho Chi Minh City reported its first case of cholera in the current outbreak, a 71 year old woman from Thu Duc district. According to Dr. Nguyen Van Chau, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department, the woman was admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Medical Hospital on April 6 suffering fr [...]	2008-04-11 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI46	ECONOMIC GROWTH TRUMPS PUBLIC HEALTH: VIETNAMESE ROOFING [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam increasingly relies on asbestos in its construction sector, despite the internationally recognized harmful health impacts from asbestos exposure. In the absence of effective worker safety provisions, many workers in Vietnam's growing number of asbestos-cement processing fa [...]	2008-01-16 01:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
08HANOI508	DHHS SECRETARY LEAVITT FOCUSES ON PRODUCT SAFETY, INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Hanoi, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt successfully advocated for the United States and Vietnam to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on product safety in preparation for the upcoming visit to the United States by Vietnamese Pr [...]	2008-05-05 06:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM

08HANOI533	VIETNAM RETHINKS QUESTIONABLE REVISIONS TO LAW ON DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary: Initial drafts of a revised Vietnamese Law on Drug Prevention and Control (LDPC) contained several elements of concern to Vietnam's international donors. In particular, the draft law would have: (a) mandated that injecting-drug users (IDU) be detained for five years; (b) contain [...]	2008-05-07 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM
08HANOI537	POSSIBILITIES FOR USG COLLABORATION WITH VIETNAM ON CLIMATE [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's unique position as a growing emitter facing imminent and serious impacts from climate change makes it a particularly attractive partner for collaboration with the United States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that Vietnam will be one of the c [...]	2008-05-08 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TBIO KGHG VM
08HANOI550	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On April 29, Deputy Prime Minister and Politburo member Truong Vinh Trong discussed with the Ambassador Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's planned visit to the United States, the cases of political dissidents Le Thi Cong Nhan and Bui Kim Thanh and Government of Vietnam (GVN) efforts against [...]	2008-05-12 03:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON TBIO PGOV SOCI PREL KCOR KHIV KPPAO
08HANOI588	MOST RECENT CHOLERA OUTBREAK RECEDES [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials report that Vietnam's most recent outbreak of severe acute diarrhea is winding down. Though the Government of Vietnam (GVN) again responded promptly and effectively, victims from northern provinces that traveled to other parts of the country infected other people, dem [...]	2008-05-20 07:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI590	VIETNAM RESPONDS POSTIVIELY TO U.S. CODEX CHAIRPERSON [...] (U) On May 15, visiting U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Charles Lambert, accompanied by AgAttache, delivered reftel points on the candidacy of Dr. Karen Hulebak for Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) to Dr. Vu Ngo [...]	2008-05-20 08:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI599	CLINICAL TRIALS FOR HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE BEGIN IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 03:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI64	Draft Biotech Regulations Could Hamper Trade [...] Summary. This cable provides translation of Vietnam Food Administration's latest draft biotechnology regulations, which are expected to be formally notified to the WTO soon. On their face, the regulations could hamper or restrict U.S. exports of biotech products. Post would welcome comments [...]	2008-01-17 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO TBIO USTR VM
08HANOI694	VIETNAM'S FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS LACK BITE [...] (SBU) Summary: The second recent major cholera outbreak served as a backdrop to the recent March announcement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to focus on food safety issues. Earlier this year, Vietnam initiated a USD 81 million-4-year plan consisting of six different food safety and hygiene pr [...]	2008-06-10 07:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI80	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - VIETNAM'S FIRST HUMAN FATALITY OF [...] (U) Summary: Contacts at the National Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases (NIITD) confirmed to Embassy staff the first human infection and fatality due to H5N1 in Vietnam for 2008. On January 18, a Vietnamese man from Tuyen Quang province passed away after consuming members of his [...]	2008-01-24 04:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI804	NORTHERN VIETNAM FOOD POISONING OUTBREAK MAY BE ANTHRAX [...] (SBU) The Vietnamese media recently reported a food poisoning outbreak in northern Ha Giang province, along the Chinese border, resulting in at least two deaths. Early reports suggest an epizootic association with anthrax and there is no known evidence of bioterrorism. Officials acknowledge 4 [...]	2008-07-11 09:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED ASEC PTER VM
08HANOI88	SOY SAUCE WAR: HCMC PROVINCIAL AIDS COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Newspaper reports highlighting corruption investigations of HCMC Provincial AIDS Committee (PAC) Vice Chairman Le Tran Giang have focused attention on his conduct but seem unlikely to lead to his dismissal. Dr. Giang has the political backing of HCMC People's Committee Vice Cha [...]	2008-01-25 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM
08HANOI887	VACCINATIONS AND MODERNIZATION - KEY COMPONENTS TO [...] (U) Summary: In three southern provinces looking to boost poultry production, local officials and businesses have focused on the development of large-scale modern poultry farms and comprehensive vaccination programs as the keys to avian influenza prevention efforts. Provincial officials proudl [...]	2008-07-31 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI94	PEPFAR VIETNAM'S STRATEGIC INFORMATION ACTIVITY [...] (U) Summary. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) plays an important role in U.S.-Vietnam relations and is the single largest vehicle for U.S. bilateral assistance. As in the 14 other PEPFAR nations, information collection and analysis play an important role in promoting AI [...]	2008-01-28 07:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM
08HANOI981	VIETNAM'S EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS: [...] (SBU) Summary. Industrial Parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are key components of Vietnam's growing economy. However, IPs and EPZs emit large amounts of air and water pollutants, while producing growing quantities of solid wastes. While the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has several [...]	2008-08-22 09:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
08HARARE1125	HARARE EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND CHOLERA OUTBREAK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's EAC met on December 15 to review trip wires in relation to the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe and the collapse of medical services. The EAC agreed that the situation falls within the "Growing Potential for Drawdown" category in which Post has generally operated since March [...]	2008-12-16 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI CASC TBIO ZI
08HARARE945	ZIMBABWE GLOBAL FUND AUDIT [...] (SBU) Late last year, the Global Fund (GF) deposited approximately USD 8 million in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to fund HIV/AIDS programs through nongovernmental partners in Zimbabwe. Post became aware in the ensuing months that these funds were not being disbursed. In July, RBZ gove [...]	2008-10-21 10:44:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV KSCA OSCI PGOV PREL TBIO TSPL ZI
08HAVANA863	POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE AT ANNUAL TRADE FAIR [...] (C) Lesk than one week after the Government of CudQ (GOC) made their annual case to the UnqtUd Nations that thQ U.S. embargo w!s#cruhing deir economy,QrheGOs used`lhU :th Hmvyna Inte2vatinal vaQ~t/ mialght&o the@embrd_&mQ "ailfd. `Wtkou,8hiht,or iron,tke O8claia twynwQin commeea, qelxGms&Qe4d# [...]	2008-11-14 19:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR PREL ECON TBIO CU
08HELSINKI420	FINLAND: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Econ Assistant delivered reftel points to Dr Merja Saarinen, Ministry of Social Affairs' Ministerial Counselor for Health/medical Affairs, primary POC for Avian Influenza, and chairwoman of a pandemic preparation working group at the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Points were a [...]	2008-09-18 09:01:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU AORC PREL FI
08HELSINKI83	FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN FINLAND [...] Per reftel request, Post contacted Ministry of Social Affairs and Health's Ministerial Counselor Anni Virolainen-Julkunen and Finnish Lung Health Association's Medical Adviser Arvid Nyberg to gain information on the status of implementation in Finland of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. [...]	2008-02-29 12:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO XG FI
08HOCHIMINHCITY1002	AMIDST MUDDLED POLICIES, STAFFDEL ATKINS FINDS SOLID SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Bureaucratic mismanagement, insufficient and misdirected funding, and lack of university autonomy have stymied both scientific research and science education in Vietnam, according to government officials, non-government organizations and private sector experts. Nevertheless, Hou [...]	2008-11-07 10:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1075	HOPES AND FEARS OF MEKONG DELTA REST WITH ITS DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary: In anticipation of possible changes to the way the United States regulates imported Vietnamese tra and basa ("catfish"),Senior Investigator David Nelson from the House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce visited seafood producers in the Mekong Delta on December [...]	2008-12-16 11:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1088	DIVERGENT DEVELOPMENT PATHS IN THREE "DEEP SOUTH" PROVINCES [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's "deep south" provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang are among the roughest business environments in the southern provinces of Vietnam. Both private and state-owned enterprises say they are struggling with poor infrastructure, weak consumer demand and inadequate acc [...]	2008-12-23 11:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI TBIO VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY656	VIETNAM OUTGROWS HCMC'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) healthcare system today faces rapid growth in demand and underdeveloped institutional capacity. A shortage of human resources, unduly restrictive government regulation, lack of investment and pervasive corruption constitute the main challenges currently [...]	2008-07-18 10:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND TBIO
08HONGKONG1034	HONG KONG AVIAN FLU NEWS: RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH, [...] (U) Summary. A research team led by University of Hong Kong (HKU) scientist, Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung, reported a significant breakthrough in treatment for the influenza A/H5N1 virus on June 3, 2008. Dr. Yuen explained that the trial's triple-drug combination administered on infected mice suppress [...]	2008-06-10 07:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1061	HONG KONG H5N1 UPDATE: NEW H5N1 POULTRY INFECTION [...] (U) Summary: On June 11, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced additional positive test results for H5N1 virus in live poultry in Hong Kong wet markets, bringing the total to four markets infected to date. As a result, all poultry s [...]	2008-06-12 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1203	EGGS THROWN IN PROTEST AS AVIAN FLU PREVENTION [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) is proposing significant reform in the live poultry trade following the June 7 finding of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Hong Kong markets for the first time in five years. These "farm to table" changes include a ban on overnight stocking of live pou [...]	2008-07-02 04:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1221	PANDEMIC PLANNING: HONG KONG RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Consulate General Hong Kong appreciates the updated pandemic planning guidance and clarifications in reftel A, and submits the following response regarding Hong Kong and Macau preparedness and pandemic planning. Post is taking/has taken the following actions: 2. (SBU) Consulate Emplo [...]	2008-07-07 01:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1764	HONG KONG'S RESPONSE TO MAINLAND CONTAMINATED MILK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The response by Hong Kong authorities and food retailers to reports of melamine contaminated milk powder in the Mainland and in Hong Kong has so far been swift and transparent. Even before the first of two Hong Kong cases of melamine-linked infant illness was reported on 20 Se [...]	2008-09-23 11:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAGR ECON ETRD HK TBIO
08HONGKONG186	FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is on the brink of initiating the formal process for establishing mandatory labeling for biotech foods. This step could seriously undermine sales to this 8th-largest market for U.S. value-added agric [...]	2008-01-29 07:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
08HONGKONG1999	HONG KONG GOV'T PANEL REPORT ON MELAMINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has been working around the clock to test for melamine contamination; over 2,700 tests have resulted in over 34 imported products being pulled from store shelves. Over 41,700 children have been voluntarily tested for possible melamine related healt [...]	2008-10-29 09:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2208	HK HEALTH SECRETARY ON AVIAN INFLUENZA, MELAMINE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary for Food, Health and Welfare York Chow discussed with the Consul General Hong Kong Government (HKG) eQrts to detect and prevent an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI); melamine contamination and health care reform are also at the top of the Health Bureau agenda, Chow said, [...]	2008-12-08 08:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED EAGR PGOV SOCI TBIO CH HK
08HONGKONG2222	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN HONG KONG, 80,000 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary announced on December 9 the discovery of the H5 virus (Avian Influenza) in three dead chickens on a commercial farm within the territory near the border with China; test results for the H5N1 variant (transmissible to humans) are pending. Responding to [...]	2008-12-10 10:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2237	AVIAN FLU H5N1 STRAIN CONFIRMED IN HK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary confirmed on December 11 that the H5 Avian Influenza (AI) virus responsible for the deaths of over 200 chickens on December 9 was the H5N1 strain. No human associated cases of Avian Influenza have been reported. The source of the virus outbreak re [...]	2008-12-12 10:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG470	INFLUENZA IN HONG KONG: EXPERT GROUP APPOINTED, [...] (U) Summary. Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Dr. York Chow, has established an expert working group within the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) to study three recent fatalities during this current peak influenza season. In a late-night March 12 press conference, Secretary Chow ann [...]	2008-03-13 09:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG511	HONG KONG/MACAU FLU UPDATE: REGIONAL MEETING, [...] (U) Summary. Public health officials from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong Province met in Hong Kong on March 17 to discuss prevention and treatment of seasonal influenza following recent developments in Hong Kong and the latest poultry H5N1 outbreaks in Guangdong Province. Macau Secretary for [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG616	HONG KONG PANDEMIC PLANNING: CDC VISIT AND OUTREACH [...] (U) Summary. Lisa Koonin, Infectious Disease Expert with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) visited Hong Kong on March 28 to aid post and local U.S. businesses in their pandemic planning efforts. Post convened a meeting of the Consulate's internal Avian Influenza Working [...]	2008-04-03 10:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08IRANRPODUBAI5	IRAN: LACK OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN HIV/AIDS CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 14:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV SOCI TBIO
08IRANRPODUBAI9	OPEN KIDNEY SALES IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 14:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI ECON IR
08ISLAMABAD1100	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: SUPPORT FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Avian influenza (AI) and the threat of pandemic influenza continue to be key issues in Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) discussions with Pakistani health and agricultural officials. Continued AI outbreaks in poultry as well as a confirmed human case in late 2007, have sparked [...]	2008-03-12 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD1268	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: SUPPORT FOR U.S.-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department's Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) will contribute USD 1.2 million under the auspices of the U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology (S&T) Agreement toward projects related to BEP's mission to engage scientists in Pakistan. Initially funded by USAID, collaborati [...]	2008-03-24 11:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD1448	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: PROVINCIAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) staff visited several institutes and universities in Lahore, Abbotabad, Peshawar, and Karachi in March to further develop areas of collaboration. Common themes included a need for basic lab biosafety and biosecurity training at facilities h [...]	2008-04-04 06:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD2200	PAKISTAN: AI OUTBREAK IN THE NWFP [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed on June 21 an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on a commercial breeding farm in the Swabi district of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). To date this season, 112,000 chickens have died from the disease or been culled in ten separat [...]	2008-06-23 12:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD2970	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and the Minister of Health Sherry Rehman met at the Ministry of Health (MOH). The Minister and the MOH Director General identified the lack of health services and state presence in parts of Pakistan as contributing [...]	2008-09-09 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08ISLAMABAD2971	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETINGS AT PAKISTAN NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt visited Pakistan's National Institute of Health Institute (PNIH) on August 19, during his two-day trip to Pakistan. At PNIH, Secretary Leavitt met with senior officials from the Pakistani Ministry of Health (MOH) t [...]	2008-09-09 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08ISLAMABAD3036	DEEPENING U.S. PAKISTAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The first U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology Conference was held in Islamabad August 25 to 28, bringing together research scientists from the U.S. and Pakistan who have worked on projects funded by the U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement. Under the 2003 [...]	2008-09-16 10:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD444	PAKISTAN: FY 2008 BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY AND FUNDING [...] Summary: Despite playing a critical role in the original Green Revolution, Pakistan has lagged behind neighbors India and China in the development and utilization of modern agricultural biotechnology. In response, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the "Gene [...]	2008-01-31 02:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO PK
08ISLAMABAD506	CONFIRMED AI OUTBREAKS IN POULTRY IN SOUTHERN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on two commercial breeding farms near Karachi. The outbreaks are the first to occur in southern Pakistan during the 2007-2008 migratory bird season. To date, 91,000 chickens have died from the diseas [...]	2008-02-04 13:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT PK
08ISLAMABAD580	PROGRESS UNDER THE BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: ISN/CTR Deputy Director Dr. Jason Rao arrived in Islamabad January 10 for an extended TDY to further the Department's Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) in Pakistan and establish a field office within Embassy Islamabad. Since his arrival, Dr. Rao has furthered the development [...]	2008-02-09 09:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD581	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: BALANCING PUBLIC HEALTH WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-09 09:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD742	PAKISTAN: TWO AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN POULTRY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed on February 15 and 18 an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on two commercial breeding farms in Mansehra and Abbottabad, located 100 kilometers to the north of Islamabad. To date this season, 101,000 chickens have died from the disease or [...]	2008-02-20 13:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD820	PAKISTAN: ADDITIONAL AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN KARACHI [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed on February 23 an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on a commercial breeding farm in Karachi. To date this season, 106,000 chickens have died from the disease or been culled in nine separate poultry outbreaks. There are currently no susp [...]	2008-02-26 11:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK
08JAKARTA1012	Indonesia - Receives The President's Global Food Security [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1013	Request To End Food Staple Export Restrictions Aide Memoire [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1014	Agricultural Biotechnology As A Tool To Fight Hunger AIDE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1021	INDONESIA - MAY 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. At a May 13-14 Tangerang Trilateral technical meeting, Tangerang local and district health and veterinary officials reported on current activities, including a launch of a public awareness campaign to stop the spread of bird flu. Tangerang authorities will conduct a USDA-funded [...]	2008-05-23 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1058	SENIOR INDONESIAN DIPLOMAT ADDRESSES RANGE OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge met with Foreign Department Director General Imron Cotan on May 30 to discuss a wide range of common issues. Charge requested improved visa treatment for NAMRU personnel during negotiation [...]	2008-05-30 11:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TBIO PHUM ID
08JAKARTA1113	INDONESIA - JUNE 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a move that surprised many of her subordinates, Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari has told her staff to no longer report avian influenza (AI) human deaths to the World Health Organization after they've been confirmed by Ministry of Health (MOH) laboratories. Indonesian [...]	2008-06-06 08:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT KFLU PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1189	INDONESIA - JUNE 18 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 16, Dr. Sangkot Marzuki, Director of the Eijkman Institute confirmed that the Eijkman Institute was now conducting full sequencing of samples H5N1 virus. Eijkman staff have isolated virus in the BSL3 laboratory after culture in embryonated eggs. He also outlined potenti [...]	2008-06-18 08:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1199	NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT -- INDONESIA READY TO [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 16, Ambassador Hume and Eddy Pratomo, Director General for Treaties and Legal Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Relations, discussed the way ahead on the negotiation of a new [...]	2008-06-19 08:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA1243	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: MAY 2008 [...] According to Tri Widayati, Director of Ozone Protection of the State Ministry of Environment (MOE),most operators of industrial-size chilling/air-conditioning units will have replaced those units with new ones that use environmentally friendly Freon, such as hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) 123 [...]	2008-06-26 01:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1247	NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT -- LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) held hearings June 23 and 25 to discuss the future of the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU 2) based in Jakarta. The DPR heard testimony from high-level representatives of the Ministry of Health, the military, and the Departme [...]	2008-06-26 10:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA1257	INDONESIA - JUNE 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) indefinitely postponed the June 26 signing of a Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),citing current NAMRU-2 politics as the reason for the signing ceremony cancellation. On June 19, the Minis [...]	2008-06-27 07:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA126	BAKRIE DESCRIBES GATES FOUNDATION AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 09:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1286	POINTS FOR THE PRESIDENT'S POSSIBLE MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission understands that President Bush may have a short meeting with Indonesian President Yudhoyono on the margins of the upcoming G-8 Summit. We recommend that the President raise the troubled state of health cooperation as the most pressing issue to advance our bilateral rel [...]	2008-07-01 09:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TBIO MARR ID
08JAKARTA13	EMBASSY JAKARTA PROPOSAL FOR SCIENCE FELLOWS [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Jakarta would like to express its interest in the Embassy Science Fellows Program (ESFP) and request Department assistance in identifying up to two interested candidates focused on marine affairs, preferably from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Embassy [...]	2008-01-03 08:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1332	NOAA SCIENCE FELLOW TRAINS INDONESIAN MEDIA [...] Embassy Jakarta's Science Fellow conducted three media training events in Jakarta in late June to early July. Dr. Mary Baker of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used the events to teach reporters, editors, and managers about coral issues in Indonesia: what is coral, why it [...]	2008-07-11 04:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ID
08JAKARTA137	AVIAN INFLUENZA: REQUEST FOR PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 08:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1373	SINGAPORE WILLING BUT NOT EAGER TO HOST NAMRU-2 [...] (C) Singaporean Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Balaji Sadasivan told Ambassador Hume July 14 that Singapore would be willing to host NAMRU-2 if it is ultimately forced to leave Indonesia. At a dinner hosted by the Singaporean Ambassador, Sadasivan said that Singapore is worried [...]	2008-07-17 02:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA1374	AVIAN INFLUENZA: SINGAPORE BELIEVES WHO DIRECTOR [...] (C) Singaporean Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and World Health Organization Executive Board Member Balaji Sadasivan told Ambassador Hume that WHO Director General Margaret Chan and Director for Communicable Diseases David Heyman should have criticized Indonesia after Minister of [...]	2008-07-17 02:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV KLIG ID
08JAKARTA1379	INDONESIA - JULY 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. A World Health Organization (WHO) official verified on July 16 that Indonesia reported a new confirmed case of avian influenza (AI). At a July 16 meeting with Tangerang Trilateral project officials, Dr. Gindo Simanjuntak, Executive Secretary, confirmed that the USDA-funded base [...]	2008-07-17 08:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1380	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: JUNE 2008 [...] On June 7, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation released 25 orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Bukit Batikap protected forest, Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan. According to BOS, the orangutans were victims of palm oil plantation expansion. BOS Communication Manager Nina Nuraisyah st [...]	2008-07-17 09:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1409	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM MOU STATUS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Andy Rachmianto at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) plans to host an interagency meeting in mid-August, with the Ministries of Health, Research and Technology, and Agriculture to identify any difficulties to approving the Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) MOU originally schedu [...]	2008-07-22 09:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA141	AVIAN INFLUENZA: REQUEST FOR PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 09:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1499	INDONESIA: EXPANSION OF APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Jakarta does not consider Indonesia a good candidate for the expansion of the APEC Food Defense pilot project. Food defense is not a government of Indonesia (GOI) priority. The USG and GOI have very good counter-terrorism cooperation that is unlikely to be appreciably [...]	2008-08-07 05:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TBIO EAGR APECO ID
08JAKARTA1503	AVIAN INFLUENZA - ALLEGED AI OUTBREAK IN NORTH SUMATRA [...] (U) Recent press reports of a human avian influenza (AI) outbreak in North Sumatra appear to be unsubstantiated. The AFP released an article entitled "Bird Flu Outbreak in Indonesia Kills Three" on 6 August 2008. The article claims that three individuals from the Asahan district died, with anot [...]	2008-08-07 08:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1504	LAWSUIT AGAINST THE USG: IMMUNITY LANGUAGE [...] (U) This message requests the Department's guidance. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Jakarta has reviewed Washington's draft diplomatic note (refmail) in response to the avian influenza lawsuit. Embassy Jakarta recommends that the assertion of sovereign immunity be the cor [...]	2008-08-07 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA1512	AVIAN INFLUENZA - POSSIBLE OUTBREAK IN NORTH SUMATRA [...] (U) Summary: Avian influenza test results are still unavailable on the samples from the twelve individuals hospitalized in North Sumatra with flu-like symptoms. The health of the hospitalized patients continues to improve. Clinical findings are not consistent with avian influenza. The Indone [...]	2008-08-08 08:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1518	AVIAN INFLUENZA - UPDATE ON ALLEGED AI OUTBREAK IN N [...] (U) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported to the U.S. government that all of the human samples from North Sumatra have tested Negative for H5N1 avian influenza (AI). The director of Kisaran District Hospital reported that all ten of the patients under its care are now healthy. They will [...]	2008-08-11 07:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1566	IN MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, WEST JAVA GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan welcomed the Ambassador's offer to explore cooperation, particularly in health, in an August 14 meeting in Bandung, the provincial capital. Heryawan, who recently won the gubernatorial election for the Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party [...]	2008-08-15 09:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TBIO ID
08JAKARTA1584	AVIAN INFLUENZA - POST-MORTEM ON ALLEGED AI OUTBREAK IN [...] (U) Summary. Embassy staff from USAID and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a review and found that the Indonesian response to the suspected avian influenza (AI) outbreak in North Sumatra was mostly good, but still leaves room for improvement. Surveillance and respo [...]	2008-08-21 02:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1586	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 2008 [...] The Director of Forest and Water Resources Conservation of the State Ministry for National Development Planning (BAPPENAS),Basah Hernowo, announced on July 23 that Indonesia's forest and water conservation programs will cost Rp. 6.5 trillion (USD 726.3 million). Indonesia hopes that most of t [...]	2008-08-21 05:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1643	AVIAN INFLUENZA: WHO WITHHOLDING INDONESIAN AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) According to WHO resident representative Dr. Subhash Salunke, Indonesia is reporting possible outbreaks of avian influenza to the WHO within 24 hours in compliance with the International Health Regulations [...]	2008-08-29 05:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1656	AVIAN INFLUENZA LAWSUIT AGAINST USG: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message provides recommendations as requested in REF A and requests Department,s guidance by September 10. Please see para 10 for action request. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Legal proceedings are scheduled t [...]	2008-09-02 09:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA1676	AVIAN INFLUENZA LAWSUIT AGAINST USG: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message requests Department's guidance by September 10. Please see para 8 for action request. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Legal proceedings are scheduled to begin in the Central Jakarta District Court on S [...]	2008-09-05 08:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA1733	INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 11 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. On 8 September, the Ministry of Health (MOH) publicly reported two avian influenza (AI) cases, and the World Health Organization (WHO) followed suit. MOH experienced staffing changes including a change in Director General of the Directorate of Disease Control & Environmental Hygien [...]	2008-09-12 07:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1742	AVIAN INFLUENZA LAWSUIT AGAINST USG: IMMUNITY [...] (SBU) On September 15, poloff delivered to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) the Department of Justice (DOJ) memorandum on the Application the Law of Foreign State Immunity: Sarmili v. World Health Organization and United States of America and the letter addressed to the co [...]	2008-09-15 08:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA1764	A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, [...] (U) Summary. The upcoming World Oceans Conference, Coral Triangle Initiative Summit, and possible voyage of NOAA's Okeanos Explorer present unique opportunities to advance our environmental, scientific and diplomatic agendas in Indonesia and beyond. We should shape these events to advance our [...]	2008-09-17 23:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA1766	A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, [...] (U) Summary. The upcoming World Oceans Conference, Coral Triangle Initiative Summit, and possible voyage of NOAA's Okeanos Explorer present unique opportunities to advance our environmental, scientific and diplomatic agendas in Indonesia and beyond. We should shape these events to advance our [...]	2008-09-17 23:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA1768	AVIAN INFLUENZA LAWSUIT AGAINST USG: PLAINTIFF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Legal proceedings were scheduled to begin in the Central Jakarta District Court on September 17 in the avian-influenza lawsuit against the USG and the World Health Organization (refs). On DEPLU's advice, [...]	2008-09-18 06:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA1887	AVIAN INFLUENZA: ASKING THE INDONESIANS TO SHARE [...] (SBU) You and your teams have made remarkable progress in consultations with the Indonesians over the avian influenza sample sharing impasse. I understand both sides are willing to support a menu of benefits that would be targeted at developing countries most in need as well as the use of a u [...]	2008-10-10 04:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO AMED EAGR PREL WHO ID
08JAKARTA1913	LOW-KEY APPROACH BEST FOR JAKARTA NAVAL MEDICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission urges USG patience concerning discussions with the GOI re the future of the Naval Medical Research Unit Two (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta. Recent press reports that NAMRU-2 was to be closed are in error. The GOI has told us that it needs time before resuming negotiations toward [...]	2008-10-15 08:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA1945	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST-SEPTEMBER [...] On July 31, Jakarta's State Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar, announced the results of the 2008 Environmental Company Performance Evaluation Award. Out of 514 companies reviewed, 30 percent received the lowest rating, 50 percent the average rating, and only 10 percent received an adeq [...]	2008-10-21 08:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1968	AVIAN INFLUENZA LAWSUIT AGAINST USG: FURTHER [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Legal proceedings were originally scheduled to begin in the Central Jakarta District Court on September 17 in the avian-influenza lawsuit against the USG and the World Health Organization (refs). On advi [...]	2008-10-24 10:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA1977	INDONESIA - OCTOBER 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. French embassy officials reported that in a series of avian influenza (AI) related meetings, Government of Indonesia (GOI)officials told them that the AI situation in Indonesia is improving and that the sample sharing impasse will likely end soon. U.S. government efforts to cont [...]	2008-10-27 08:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA2086	INDONESIA - WIDJAJA DISCUSSION ON SAMPLE SHARING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 09:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA2100	INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 14 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's media has alarmed international press with reports of 17 likely hospitalized bird flu cases in Makassar, but health experts are suggesting that these are more likely cases of mild influenza-like illness (ILI) and pneumonia. The Makassar hospital has sent samples to [...]	2008-11-14 09:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA2181	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 2008 [...] The Deputy Minister for Research Science and Technology Development officially inaugurated two biodiesel plants in South Sumatra and South Kalimantan on October 27. The combined production capacity of the two plants is 12,000 liters per day. The State Ministry for Research and Technology has [...]	2008-12-01 04:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA2182	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 2008 [...] The Deputy Minister for Research Science and Technology Development officially inaugurated two biodiesel plants in South Sumatra and South Kalimantan on October 27. The combined production capacity of the two plants is 12,000 liters per day. The State Ministry for Research and Technology has [...]	2008-12-01 04:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA2186	FUNDING THE OKEANOS EXPLORER [...] (U) Summary. We have an extraordinary opportunity to advance our environmental, scientific and diplomatic agendas in Indonesia and beyond but we need $1 million in State funding to make it happen. The Indonesian government has invited NOAA to send the Okeanos Explorer, the world's most advance [...]	2008-12-01 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA2190	WINDOW OPEN NOW FOR S&T IN INDONESIA [...] (U) Summary. Post as well as the Government of Indonesia (GOI) have identified science and technology as a priority area for long-term engagement. The GOI is especially keen to conclude a Science and Technology Framework Agreement with the United States as soon as possible in order to facilit [...]	2008-12-02 06:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL ID TRBY TPHY TBIO

08JAKARTA2194	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) is a pathogen security program run out of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN). BEP Indonesia works with partner institutions in the Ministries of Health (MOH),Research and Technology, and Agriculture to suppor [...]	2008-12-02 10:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA2208	INDONESIA - DECEMBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia now has two new confirmed cases of avian influenza. Ministry of Health authorities have reported one of these cases to the World Health Organization (WHO) but has asked WHO to keep this information confidential. The MOH has not made a public announcement of either cas [...]	2008-12-05 10:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA221	INDONESIA - NABARRO's VIEWS ON AI CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. UN System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro told the Ambassador on February 1 that he believes the avian influenza problem in Indonesia has grown more serious and that leading members of the Indonesian scientific community are increasingly alarmed abo [...]	2008-02-04 10:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2275	AVIAN INFLUENZA LAWSUIT AGAINST USG: CASE DISMISSED [...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The avian influenza-related lawsuit against the USG and World Health Organization (WHO) has been dismissed. The Central Jakarta District Court cited the plaintiff's lack of seriousness and r [...]	2008-12-16 08:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA2290	INDONESIA - DECEMBER 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 02:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA245	BANTEN -- OUTREACH IN KEY REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Banten Province in western Java, February 4-5. Pol/C spoke about the U.S. presidential election process to a large, friendly group of university students. Pol/C also met Banten's Governor and regional police chief, the only women to hold such positions in Indones [...]	2008-02-06 09:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO TBIO EAGR ID
08JAKARTA302	INDONESIA - TANGERANG AI UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. With the spiking number of cases (eight) occurring in Tangerang in the past three months, key donor stakeholders are increasingly focusing on Avian Influenza (AI) surveillance and prevention efforts in Tangerang. The Tangerang district governor recently established an AI task fo [...]	2008-02-14 08:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA351	AVIAN INFLUENZA - FEBRUARY 22 UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 08:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA360	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2008 [...] The South Kalimantan Regional Environmental Impact Agency (BAPEDALDA) examined coastal and mangrove forests in South Kalimantan and found that iron ore mining activities have polluted around 70 percent of the coastal area, the agency head announced on January 14. The mining activities have ca [...]	2008-02-25 01:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA398	AI PROGRAM REVIEW - TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] (SBU) Despite possible signs of progress on the sample sharing impasse with the Ministry of Health, I remain concerned about the Indonesian government's management of avian influenza. Given Indonesia's position as the epicenter of avian influenza human and poultry outbreaks, the lack of progre [...]	2008-02-28 06:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA529	ACTION REQUEST RE U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 6. 2. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 3. (U) Ref B provided Mission recommendations on how to proceed with the next phase of negotiations on the draft MOU for the U.S. Naval Medical Research [...]	2008-03-14 09:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA548	ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Jakarta co-hosted a reception on March 14 with National Geographic (NG) and Indonesian television network ANTV at the Ambassador's residence. More than 200 guests from the media, government, civil society, and the private sector attended. The event, titled "Celebrate Indo [...]	2008-03-17 10:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ID
08JAKARTA566	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2008 [...] Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) praised Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the January 30 Congressional Record for his engagement on forestry and orangutan protection. President Yudhoyono highlighted the link between orangutan protection, forest conservation, and the reduction of gre [...]	2008-03-19 00:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA578	Indonesia - Post Contingency Planning and Updated [...] (SBU) Summary: Our Emergency Action Committee reviewed and reaffirmed our Avian Influenza (AI) tripwires on March 13. This cable provides minor updates to the original tripwires. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Following a review of Ref A, the Mission's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) updated E [...]	2008-03-19 08:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED CASC AMGT PGOV SOCI ID ASEC
08JAKARTA673	NEXT STEPS RE U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT [...] (SBU) Please see Action Request in para 5. 2. (SBU) The Naval Medical Research Unit in Jakarta (NAMRU-2) has just received a letter from the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH) informing NAMRU that "all studies/surveillance which include transfer of biological specimens" must cease pending [...]	2008-04-03 09:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA68	AVIAN INFLUENZA - INDONESIA ATTEMPTS TO REORIENT TANGERANG [...] (SBU) Summary. The Tangerang Trilateral Project reveals Indonesia's overall challenge in combating avian influenza (AI) - a lack of an integrated approach among government ministries and regional and district governments. Increased public scrutiny and heightened government interest offers a n [...]	2008-01-11 08:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA686	TANGERANG OFFICIALS WELCOME AVIAN INFLUENZA ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 09:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV KPAO ID
08JAKARTA688	AVIAN INFLUENZA - MARCH 24 KOMNAS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 10:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA710	SCENESETTER FOR A/S LEAVITT'S APRIL 10 VISIT TO INDONESIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 23:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KHIV PREL EAGR PGOV ID
08JAKARTA740	U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT GETS MEDIA [...] (U) This message--which is Sensitive but Unclassified--contains an Action Request. Please see paras SIPDIS 5-6. 2. (SBU) PRESS STORY: A major Indonesian newspaper reported on April 10 that the GOI had closed the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Jakarta (NAMRU-2). In fact, the f [...]	2008-04-11 08:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA760	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH 2008 [...] The UN issued the first saleable "certificates of emissions reduction" (CERs) on March 14 to Indonesia's publicly listed cement maker, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, for its alternative fuel projects. PT Indocement registered two projects that reduce emissions through alternative fuels s [...]	2008-04-16 04:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA793	TRILATERAL BIOTERRORIISM WORKSHOP: JAKARTA [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-21 08:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER TBIO MY AU JP ID
08JAKARTA804	U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER DRAWS FURTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari paid a surprise visit to the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Jakarta (NAMRU-2) on Friday, April 18. Although the visit went without serious incident, Supari escalated her criticism of NAMRU in subsequent media interviews. Several legisla [...]	2008-04-22 09:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA806	NAMRU-2 -- MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT'S DAYS MAY BE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The days of the Naval Medical Research Unit in Jakarta (NAMRU-2) may be numbered. The Minister of Health is actively campaigning against it, the media are giving increasing play to her wild accusations and legislators are calling for the unit's closure (ref a). [...]	2008-04-22 10:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA814	PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO DISCUSSES HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA815	INDONESIAN MINISTERS DISCUSS SAMPLE SHARING AND HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA843	FAMILY SUES UNITED STATES FOR CAUSING AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S Government has been named in a lawsuit brought y( the family of a victim of Avian Influenza (AI). The suit rests on the claims made by Minister of Health Supari that the USG may be behind the development of a bio-terrorism weapon derived from AI samples. The complaint [...]	2008-04-28 04:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA860	NAMRU ISSUE MIRED IN POLITICAL AMBITIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The basis of Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari's vitriolic public attacks against the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Jakarta (NAMRU-2) is her desire to make it a populist/vote-getting issue in the run-up to the 2009 national elections. Our failure to respond to Indonesia [...]	2008-04-30 00:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID EAGR KLIG
08JAKARTA877	INFLUENZA PANDEMIC SIMULATION EXERCISE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH) hosted a three-day pandemic avian influenza simulation exercise in Jembrana Regency, Bali during 25-27 April 2008. The exercise focused on early detection and rapid containment of an epicenter outbreak of Avian Influenza virus with capacit [...]	2008-05-02 08:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KFLU AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA889	POOR HEALTH RESULTS FROM 2007 DEMOGRAPHIC HEALTH SURVEY [...] (SBU) Summary. Preliminary Demographic Health Survey (DHS) results provide evidence of poor performance of the recently decentralized health system in Indonesia and slowed progress toward Millennium Development Goals (MDG). There is no evidence of continued reduction of child death risk over [...]	2008-05-05 10:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KLFU AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA894	MOVING FORWARD WITH SAMPLE SHARING NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 08:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA90	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2007 [...] Three Jakarta junior high school students won a video news competition on November 22 with a five-minute documentary on a mangrove forest in Pulau Rambut, Kepulauan Seribu Regency. The short film focused on the forest as a wildlife habitat and protector against coastal erosion. The competiti [...]	2008-01-16 05:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA903	SAMPLE SHARING IMPASSE CREATES ADDITIONAL HEALTH RISKS [...] (SBU) Summary. International public health officials are focusing on the risks associated with Indonesia's refusal to share avian influenza (AI) virus samples. Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari's policies are damaging surveillance studies for other emerging diseases and related scientifi [...]	2008-05-07 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA921	FOREIGN MINISTRY NON-COMMITTAL ON AVIAN FLU LAWSUIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Foreign Ministry official was non-committal on whether the Ministry (DEPLU) could put an end to a lawsuit filed in a local court in April. The suit was brought by the family of an Indonesian victim of Avian Influenza (AI). An initial hearing is currently scheduled for May 13, b [...]	2008-05-09 08:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TBIO KFLU KLIG ID
08JAKARTA924	NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT -- AMBASSADOR INVITES [...] (C) Ambassador Hume met with Indonesian House Speaker Agung Laksono on May 7 to invite him and other members of the legislature to visit the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta. NAMRU has been the target of a negative publicity campaign led by Indonesian Health Minister Sup [...]	2008-05-09 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TBIO PGOV MARR ID
08JAKARTA927	Bill Gates Visits Indonesia for Global Leadership Forum [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 06:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KFLU ECPS AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA932	Bill Gates Attends Government Leaders Forum Asia [...] (U) During the May 8-9 Microsoft Government Leaders Forum (GLF) in Jakarta, Bill Gates praised President Yudhoyono for personally leading Indonesia's national committee on information technology and for setting ambitious goals. Gates said that while not all of Indonesia's goals in information [...]	2008-05-12 08:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KFLU ECPS AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA996	INDONESIA - AVIAN INFLUENZA WHO'S WHO [...] (SBU) This cable provides current contact information for key players in Indonesian Avian Influenza (AI) issues grouped into the following sections: A. Ministry of Health (MOH) and relevant MOH Directorates and Laboratories B. National Committee on Avian Influenza (KOMNAS FBPI) C. [...]	2008-05-19 10:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA998	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: APRIL 2008 [...] The Governor of Central Kalimantan, Agustin Teras Narang, designated the two national parks of Tanjung Puting and Sebangau as possible sites for implementing Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) pilot projects. Governor Narang conveyed this while meeting an AusAid dele [...]	2008-05-21 07:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08KARACHI519	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE CHIEF MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt on August 20 met Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister, Sindh Province, and selected senior provincial officials. The Secretary discussed the resurgence of polio in Sindh province and steps the provincial government neede [...]	2008-09-10 06:14:00	Consulate Karachi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08KARACHI520	KARACHI - SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS WITH AGA KHAN OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt met with senior Aga Khan University (AKU) faculty and administration members during his August 20 visit to Karachi. AKU officials discussed nursing programs and Pakistan's ongoing efforts to train health care professionals. [...]	2008-09-10 06:18:00	Consulate Karachi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08KATHMANDU1129	NEPALESE DELEGATION TO SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE [...] (U) The following Nepali officials will attend the Sharm El-Sheikh Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza: Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Jaya Prakash Gupta, Secretary Mr. Tek Bahadur Thapa Gharti, the Director General of Livestock and Animal Health, Dr. Purushottam Prasad Maina [...]	2008-10-15 09:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID KFLU PREL TBIO
08KATHMANDU669	NEPAL RESTRICTS WHEAT EXPORTS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS [...] (U) In June 4 meetings with the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies and the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Emboffs urged the Government of Nepal (GON) to remove the existing export ban on wheat and rice. A representative from the World Bank joined in the meeting with [...]	2008-06-11 07:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID TBIO IN NP
08KATHMANDU682	NEPAL TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CODEX [...] (U) On June 2, per reftel Post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with copies to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC),requesting the Government of Nepal's (GON's) support for the U.S. nominee to chair the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex),Dr. Karen [...]	2008-06-16 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO NP
08KIGALI365	RWANDA RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] (U) Summary: Rwanda is a net importer of staple foods and supports initiatives aimed at improving agricultural productivity, increasing access to science and technology and removing barriers to trade in staple foods. The government of Rwanda (GOR) does not impose any official export restrict [...]	2008-05-23 10:31:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO KPAO
08KINGSTON358	JAMAICA REQUESTS INCREASE IN HIV AIDS FUNDS [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission is requesting to increase HIV/AIDS funding for Jamaica from USD 1.25 million to USD 2.5 million beginning in FY 2008. An estimated 2/3 of Jamaicans infected with HIV do not know their status. The highest rate of growth in transmission is among youth aged 10-19. Back [...]	2008-04-25 17:49:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO KHIV JM XL
08KINSHASA174	Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - Situation in Chad [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 19 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the DRC. 2. Matondo noted that the DRC currently holds the Presidency of the Economic Community of Central African [...]	2008-02-19 15:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	AO BY CF CM CT EK GB PREL TBIO CG
08KINSHASA436	CDC TEAM RESPONDS TO MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK IN DRC [...] (U) Summary. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a team of three doctors to investigate a recent monkeypox outbreak in the Equateur Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The CDC epidemiologists joined representatives from the GDRC Ministry of Health (MO [...]	2008-05-16 16:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	CDC ECON EAGR EAID SENV TBIO PGOV CG
08KOLKATA100	LATEST ROUND OF W. BENGAL AI OUTBREAK SPREADS TO MALDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 18, the presence of H5N1 virus was confirmed in a state-owned large poultry farm in West Bengal's Malda town. Culling and disinfection of the farm has started along with human health surveillance. The West Bengal Animal Resource Department Minister admitted that his dep [...]	2008-03-19 12:12:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO PGOV SENV AMED CASC IN
08KOLKATA105	LATEST AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN WEST BENGAL SPREADS TO [...] SUMMARY: Avian influenza has spread to Northern West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. A culler who fell sick in the AI-affected Malda district has shown no sign of H5N1 infection so far. The infection continues to spread as officials now put in place movement restrictions and culling. Village [...]	2008-03-28 13:49:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV CASC AMED SENV IN
08KOLKATA11	GOWB REACTS QUICKLY TO POULTRY DEATHS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 12:36:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO SENV PGOV IN
08KOLKATA111	AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO TRIPURA AND NEW AREAS IN WEST [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 6, the Northeast Indian state of Tripura confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza in three villages close to the India-Bangladesh border. In West Bengal, the H5N1 virus appeared in an administrative block in Nadia district. Experts told post that the West Bengal governme [...]	2008-04-07 11:55:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR SENV TBIO PGOV AMED CASC ECON IN
08KOLKATA128	CONTIGUOUS INFECTED AREAS IN BANGLADESH MAY UNDERMINE THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Feedback from contacts and media reports suggest that Tripura responded well to the current H5N1 outbreak in the state. Rapid Response Teams completed culling on schedule, put in place effective restrictions on poultry movement, and villagers cooperated with the culling teams. So [...]	2008-04-18 13:40:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO SENV PGOV PREL IN BG
08KOLKATA136	BIRD FLU SPREADS TO NEW AREAS IN TRIPURA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The H5N1 virus has spread to areas another village in Tripura's two AI-affected districts. On the basis of outbreak location maps, Tripura officials and post contacts suggest -- off-the-record -- that the infection arrived from neighboring Bangladesh. The state government is wo [...]	2008-04-28 17:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV AMED CASC IN BG
08KOLKATA14	AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED IN TWO WEST BENGAL DISTRICTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indian Ministry of Agriculture announced the presence of the H5N1 virus at two poultry farms in West Bengal. Reportedly, 20-30,000 birds have died since January 7. Beginning January 16, approximately 100,000 birds will be culled within a five kilometer radius from Birbhum, w [...]	2008-01-15 12:44:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV CASC PGOV IN
08KOLKATA145	AVIAN INFLUENZA FOUND IN WEST BENGAL'S DARJEELING DISTRICT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 9, the avian influenza (AI) virus spread to West Bengal's Darjeeling district, bringing the total number of districts affected in West Bengal to 18 out of 19. The spread of H5N1 outside of the normal migratory season suggests that the virus may be embedded in West Bengal's [...]	2008-05-12 18:33:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV AMED CASC IN NP
08KOLKATA17	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN WEST BENGAL: SITREP 3 - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY: January 16, the first day of poultry culling operations launched at Margram and Balurghat in West Bengal following the outbreak of H5N1 virus, was marked by confusion. Contacts told post that villagers were not cooperative and that some poultry was smuggled out of the affected ar [...]	2008-01-17 03:05:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO SENV PGOV CASC IN
08KOLKATA19	AI IN W. BENGAL MAY BE SPREADING: SITREP 4 - JANUARY 17 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of 1500 hours local time on January 17, reports of poultry deaths have come in from additional districts close to ground-zero (Margram) and in districts closer to Kolkata. Some poultry deaths have also been reported in neighboring Jharkhand state. The media, quoting GOI offici [...]	2008-01-17 12:53:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC IN
08KOLKATA23	AI IN WEST BENGAL - SITREP FOR JANUARY 18. [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ FSN traveled on January 18 to Margram in Birbhum district. As of the morning of January 18, approximately 24,852 birds had been culled in the districts of Birbhum and S. Dinajpur. Culling operations are slow because the villages and farms are spread out over a large distanc [...]	2008-01-18 12:07:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC IN KHIV
08KOLKATA24	AI IN WEST BENGAL - SITREP 6, JANUARY 19-21 [...] (U) Summary: Avian Influenza continues to spread through the West Bengal. Over the January 19-21 weekend, the presence of H5N1 was confirmed in the Bankura and Malda districts of West Bengal, bringing the total number of affected districts to seven in less than one week. The seven affected [...]	2008-01-22 13:12:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV KHIV CASC IN
08KOLKATA25	WEST BENGAL OFFICIAL CLAIMS AVIAN FLU UNDER CONTROL AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 22, ConGen, Pol/Econoff and Econ FSN met West Bengal State Animal Resource Department (ARD) Principal Secretary Dilip Chakraborty to discuss GOWB efforts to control the spreading Avian Influenza (AI) in the state, which has gone from two districts to seven districts i [...]	2008-01-22 14:35:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV IN
08KOLKATA26	AI IN W. BENGAL SITREP-8 - JANUARY 23: AI CONTINUES TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 23, confirmed avian influenza (AI) virus cases moved to within 20 miles of Kolkata as the W. Bengal government (GOWB) started culling operations in Hugli district. GOWB also confirmed the presence of the virus in Cooch Behar district in Northern W. Bengal, along the In [...]	2008-01-23 12:21:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV KHIV CASC IN PGOV
08KOLKATA28	AI IN WEST BENGAL SITREP - 9: JANUARY 24: NO NEW DISTRICTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 24, for the first time in several days no new districts in West Bengal, beyond the present nine, reported cases of AI infection. The Kolkata city government implemented measures to block poultry from entering the city. However, no restriction on poultry consumption [...]	2008-01-24 13:44:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR TBIO CASC AMED SENV IN
08KOLKATA298	TRIPURA GOVERNMENT ON ALERT AFTER CHICKENS DIE IN [...] SUMMARY: The Tripura and West Bengal state governments are on heightened alert to respond to an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, given the recent outbreaks in Bangladesh. To date, authorities have not detected any incidents of H5N1 infection in Tripura or West Bengal in the past three months. If [...]	2008-10-24 10:14:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON TBIO SENV PGOV PREL IN BG
08KOLKATA30	WEST BENGAL AI SITREP - 10: JANUARY 25: AI CONTINUES RAPID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 25 the presence of the Avian Influenza (AI) virus in poultry was confirmed in two more districts in W. Bengal -- Howrah and Purulia. This makes 11 districts now affected by AI out of a total of 18 in the state. In the evening of January 24, GOWB Chief Minister Buddh [...]	2008-01-25 15:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR TBIO CASC AMED ASEC SENV IN
08KOLKATA32	AI IN W. BENGAL: SITREP 11 [...] (U) This is an action message, please see para. 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the January 26-27 weekend, the avian influenza (AI) virus spread to South 24 Parganas, West Midnapur districts, and newer areas in the already-affected Murshidabad and Cooch Behar districts. This brings the number o [...]	2008-01-28 12:48:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV ECON ETRD AMED IN
08KOLKATA35	AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 12 [...] (U) SUMMARY: With new districts like South 24 Parganas, Howrah and West Midnapur officially added to the AI-infected list, the GOWB revised its culling target to 2.7 million. Reports of cullers walking off the job in the Birbhum district received coverage in the press. Municipal authorities i [...]	2008-01-29 11:56:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV ECON ETRD PGOV IN
08KOLKATA357	AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO NEW AREAS IN ASSAM [...] Summary: On December 24, the Government of India (GOI) confirmed that H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) has spread to two more districts (Baksa and Nagaon) in the Northeastern state of Assam. The GOI confirmed new cases of AI in additional villages in the previously affected districts of Kamrup and Bo [...]	2008-12-31 05:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD SENV CASC PGOV TBIO AMED
08KOLKATA37	BIHAR SEES A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN POLIO CASES IN 2007 [...] (U) Summary: Compared to 2006, the state of Bihar saw a significant rise in polio cases in 2007 of nearly 43 percent. Because of the increase in the number of cases, UNICEF and the Bihar Public Health Department, following Indian Expert Advisory Group on Polio guidelines, have stepped-up their [...]	2008-01-30 07:27:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV SENV PGOV IN
08KOLKATA40	AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 14 [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the evening of January 30, W. Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee chaired a digital video conference with all of W. Bengal's district magistrates and senior health and ARD officials to discuss improving coordination in the state's avian influenza (AI) response effort [...]	2008-01-31 13:07:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV CASC AMED PGOV IN
08KOLKATA41	AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 15 [...] (U) Summary: On February 1, culling began in three new blocks of West Bengal. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced that the culling target of 2.8 million would be met by February 2. Quarantine guidelines regarding cullers, however, are not being followed uniformly in the districts [...]	2008-02-01 15:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV CASC AMED PGOV IN
08KOLKATA43	AI IN W. BENGAL-SITREP 16: GOWB IMPOSES STATEWIDE BAN ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, the West Bengal government imposed a statewide ban on poultry trading. The ban will be effective until further notice. With most areas reporting no unusual poultry deaths for the first time in weeks, the GOWB is preparing to launch final clean up and culling operat [...]	2008-02-05 12:29:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV ETRD CASC AMED IN
08KOLKATA46	AI IN W. BENGAL-SITREP 17 [...] (U) SUMMARY. As of February 6, no new districts were added to West Bengal's H5N1 map, but there were reports of unusual bird deaths in three AI-affected districts. GOWB resources continue to be shifted from culling to mop-up and disinfection mode. Observation and isolation facilities have be [...]	2008-02-06 12:09:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC AMED ECON IN
08KOLKATA49	AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 18: CLEAN UP CONTINUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mopping up and disinfection operations continue in the flu affected districts of West Bengal. According to latest available figures as of February 7 3,593,008 birds have been culled, exceeding the projected target of 3,125,620 in 16 districts of West Bengal. Media reports sales [...]	2008-02-08 12:25:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV ECON CASC AMED IN
08KOLKATA54	AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 19 - WEST BENGAL WITHDRAWS BAN ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The W. Bengal government (GOWB) withdrew a statewide ban on the sale and transport of poultry, citing an improving H5N1 situation. On the same day, media reported the deaths of around 1,000 chickens in North Bengal. All the human samples tested for H5N1 so far have turned out ne [...]	2008-02-13 11:48:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC ECON AMED IN
08KOLKATA69	AI IN W. BENGAL SITREP 20 - APHIS ADVISOR VISITS BIRD FLU [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 13-15, USDA-APHIS Scientific and Technical Advisor for Emergency Management, Joseph Annelli and New Delhi Embassy Senior Attache for Agricultural Affairs, Oliver Flake visited a West Bengal district affected by the recent H5N1 outbreak. They also visited the India-Ban [...]	2008-02-22 15:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR TBIO SENV PREL PGOV AMED CASC IN BG
08KOLKATA84	AVIAN INFLUENZA "REAPPEARS" IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Late in the day on March 8, authorities confirmed a suspected H5N1 outbreak in 41 villages in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. In the neighboring district of Birbhum, there are now reports of over 1,000 bird deaths occurring in the last week. On March 10, the GOWB deployed 40 [...]	2008-03-10 10:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV CASC AMED SENV IN
08KOLKATA93	WEST BENGAL UNABLE TO MEET CULLING TARGETS IN LATEST AI [...] SUMMARY: In West Bengal's latest H5N1 outbreak, cullers managed to cull only half their target of 50,000 birds in one week. Despite a ban in the affected areas, people continue to buy and sell poultry. GOWB officials are unsure of how to manage the situation and efforts at containing poultry [...]	2008-03-14 11:07:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV CASC AMED SENV IN
08KUALALUMPUR580	THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE AND TRADE [...] Econoff passed information on the President's Global Food Security Initiative (ref A) to Abdul Rahman Mamat, Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). On June 20, 2008, we received the following written response from Zulkafli Abdul Karim, Senior Director, Multilat [...]	2008-07-08 06:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD ENRG TBIO MY
08KUWAIT1197	KUWAIT: PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES AND PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's top infectious diseases official has expressed concern about the possible effects of the current financial crisis on GOK preventative health care programs and the impact of GOK instability on health care delivery. During a meeting with the regional ESTH hub officer, he [...]	2008-12-16 08:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KU
08KUWAIT208	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: EMBASSY CONVENES AIWG, [...] Summary: Embassy's medical unit and medical units from Army Central Command (ARCENT) and 386 Air Expeditionary Wing (386 AEW) presented their Avian Influenza preparedness plans at the Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) meeting on February 7. Participants discussed areas of collaboration a [...]	2008-02-21 09:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC KFLU TBIO KU
08KUWAIT478	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: MOH OFFICIAL PRESENTS GOK [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait held its monthly Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) meeting on April 29. Members of the U.S. military medical team - from Army Central Command, 386 Air Expeditionary Wing and Office of Military Cooperation - various Embassy section heads and the Embassy medical unit [...]	2008-05-01 15:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC KFLU TBIO KU
08KUWAIT579	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. POSITION ON THE RETENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 11:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IAEA PARM TBIO KU
08KUWAIT627	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO [...] Post delivered reftel demarche with CV of Dr. Karen Hulebak on May 19. We will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified [...]	2008-06-02 06:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO KU
08KUWAIT628	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche with President Bush's response to the food price crisis on May 20. We will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s [...]	2008-06-02 06:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO KU
08KYIV1038	ENCOURAGING UKRAINE TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has delivered points contained in refs B-D regarding the President's Global Food Security Initiative and agricultural trade issues. On May 21, the GOU moved to cancel restrictions on grain exports. We continue to work with Ukraine on introducing a regulatory framework to [...]	2008-05-28 15:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR TBIO UP
08KYIV142	UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES BIOLOGICAL THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) pressed for progress on implementing the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) in separate meetings January 15 with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko, an [...]	2008-01-22 07:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM TBIO EAID EAGR PREL OREP US UP
08LAGOS464	NIGERIA: NGO BRINGS URGENTLY NEEDED MEDICAL CARE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 07:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI NI
08LIMA1170	NEW ECONOMY AND FINANCE MINISTER FOR PERU? [...] (C) It's been an open secret for many months that Economy and Finance Minister Luis Carranza is leaving. But recently, IMF veteran Luis Valdivieso's name has come up unofficially as his replacement. While insiders have confirmed the moves to us, there is still no official announcement. The [...]	2008-07-09 14:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV TBIO PE
08LIMA226	PERU REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-7. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives. Peru is a high priority country (reftels) and our newest free trade agreement partner. Peru allows the import of agbiotech [...]	2008-02-07 14:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG SENV ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PE
08LISBON1257	DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 11:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO PO
08LISBON207	PORTUGAL USES EU PRESIDENCY TO PUSH BIOTECH [...] (C) Led by Minister of Agriculture Jaime Silva, Portugal visibly strengthened its public support for biotech issues during its July-December 2007 EU Presidency. Minister Silva's public leadership on biotech went beyond favorable voting to include outspoken support of the European Food Safety [...]	2008-01-24 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO PO EUN
08LISBON2642	PORTUGAL: EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 11:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08LISBON2736	PORTUGAL - GPAF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV PO
08LISBON353	DEMARCHE ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 12 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 07:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PO TBIO EUN
08LISBON513	PORTUGAL: S&T SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING HIGHLIGHTS [...] In preparation for the February 21 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on February 14 to review and discuss bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussions focused on climate change, renewable energies, and the Embassy Science Fellows (ESF) [...]	2008-02-27 17:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO
08LISBON969	PORTUGAL'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] On April 4, poleconoff delivered reftel points to Goncalo Silvestre, the MFA's Attache for International Organizations, encouraging early implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) in light of continuing global threats to public health. Silvestre noted that Portugal is adopt [...]	2008-04-22 15:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO
08LJUBLJANA227	SLOVENE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRPERSON [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 10:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SI
08LJUBLJANA229	AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO FIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 14:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO SI
08LJUBLJANA59	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 14:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SI

08LUSAKA1181	ZAMBIAN INTEREST IN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 13:07:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO EAID PGOV
08MADRID1251	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) FAS Counselor delivered reftel points on November 26 to Santiago Menendez, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs (which includes Agriculture). 2, (U) ESTHOff also delivered reftel points on November 25 to Enrique Yturriaga Saldanha, Subdir [...]	2008-11-26 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV SP
08MADRID489	SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] Summary: Rising food prices are a sensitive political issue in Spain. The opposition conservative Popular Party (PP) criticized the ruling Spanish Socialist Party (socialist PSOE) party in the run-up to the March 9 elections for double digit increases in prices of some basic foods. The conse [...]	2008-04-30 11:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TBIO
08MADRID53	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY [...] (U) The FT's January 14 lead editorial is titled "Spain feels the credit squeeze pain: Europe's economic success story may be about to unravel." The editorial focuses on December's bad inflation numbers, falling housing prices and rising unemployment. The FT recommends that the GOS avoid ge [...]	2008-01-18 20:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN ETTC KIPR SENV SOCI TBIO SP
08MADRID564	DEMARCHED DELIVERD ON U.S.CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO [...] (U) AgCouns delivered on 5/20/08 reftel demarche to Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Chief of Staff Manuel Rossi. Rossi expressed interest in Dr. Karen Hulebak's qualifications but had no information at this time on who Spain will vote for. Aguirre [...]	2008-05-22 16:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SP
08MADRID739	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 30 - [...] (U) President Zapatero argued on July 2 before parliament that although Spain was confronting economic difficulties, the economy was well equipped to overcome what he characterized as the effects of the international slowdown. Zapatero's comments seemed to gloss over the seriousness of the hou [...]	2008-07-03 15:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV SENV TBIO SP
08MADRID784	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOFUELS, [...] (C) Summary: On July 16, Ambassador Aguirre met with Elena Espinosa, GOS Minister of the newly created Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Ministry. Ambassador Aguirre discussed the importance of climate change, emphasizing the shared USG and GOS goal of reducing greenhouse gas [...]	2008-07-18 10:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR SENV TBIO KGHG SP
08MADRID8	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER [...] (U) "The economy hounds the socialists only two months before the elections" is the January 4th El Pais headline, a stinging statement coming from the largely pro-government daily, Spain's newspaper of record. December's 4.3% inflation rate (annualized) and a 5.5% increase in unemployment gav [...]	2008-01-04 19:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP
08MANAGUA1030	ORTEGA MEETS EPA/CDC TEAM [...] (SBU) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) watershed and wastewater management experts and a Center for Disease Control (CDC) water sanitation expert visited Nicaragua July 21 ) 25 to assess Nicaraguan efforts to protect Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua from contamination and provide advice on [...]	2008-08-12 14:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO KSCA EAID PREL NU
08MANAGUA1165	NICARAGUA: FOOD SAFETY MOU DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 23:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD NU OSCI TBIO TSPL
08MANAGUA123	NICARAGUA: FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua submits the following proposal for FY2008 Biotechnology Outreach Funding. Purpose ------- 2. (U) The purpose of our proposal is to promote the benefits of biotechnology and biofuels technologies to Nicaraguan decision makers, academics, and agri [...]	2008-01-31 17:09:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ENRG EAGR ETRD SENS ECON KPAO NU
08MANAGUA1390	NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $713 million in 2007, a decrease of $61 million from $774 million in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $890 million, up 18.5 percent from the previous year. U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.6 billion, up 5.1 percent over the correspondin [...]	2008-11-18 17:24:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU
08MANAGUA1423	NICARAGUA: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 20:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1521	LETTER DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 17:37:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA AORC OTRA NU
08MANAGUA52	NICARGUAN ENERGY MINISTRY EXPRESSES INTEREST IN JOINING [...] (U) On December 31, 2007, post received a letter from the Nicaraguan Ministry of Energy and Mines expressing an interest in joining the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA). Informal translation of letter follows. Post will forward original letter to Department. 2. (SBU) Begin informal [...]	2008-01-15 23:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO NU
08MANAGUA680	NICARAGUA: REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S FOOD SECURITY [...] Post delivered Ref B demarche on the President's food security initiatives to senior and working level GON officials. On May 22, Ambassador Trivelli briefed Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on the President's $770 million response to the food crisis, and explained our goals in the Doha Developm [...]	2008-05-27 20:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV NU
08MANAGUA949	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO NICARAGUA TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt met with a calm and polite President Daniel Ortega on June 25 and 26 to discuss improving the water quality of Nicaragua's two "great" lakes. Secretary Leavitt blended the themes of his regional visit into a stron [...]	2008-07-24 20:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KSCA OTRA EAID PREL XK MX NU
08MANILA1887	MANILA RESPONSE TO APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post offers pros and cons for including the Philippines as pilot area for the APEC Food Defense Projects. The Philippines is a willing partner with a great deal of bilateral trade in food and food products, but at times has issues with program follow-through. 2. (U) The Ph [...]	2008-08-08 06:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TBIO APECO EAGR RP
08MANILA2611	PHILIPPINES ISSUES CHEAPER MEDICINES ACT IMPLEMENTING RULES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government recently issued implementing rules for the Cheaper Medicines Act, covering intellectual property, parallel importation, retail price controls, and labeling requirements on generic drugs. Local and foreign stakeholders remain skeptical that the law wil [...]	2008-11-26 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SOCI TBIO RP
08MANILA2613	MANILA STATUS ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 08:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRG EAGR TBIO RP
08MAPUTO1248	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON CHOLERA THREAT AND ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Health Minister Ivo Garrido has sent health teams to the provinces of Gaza, Manica, Tete, Zambezia, and Niassa, bordering both Zimbabwe and Malawi, to prepare for the potential spread of a cholera epidemic across the border from Zimbabwe, saying that health authorities are on "maximum [...]	2008-12-10 13:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO231	Mozambique's Agricultural Sector Ripe for U.S. Investment [...] SUMMARY: Only 12 percent of Mozambique's arable land is under cultivation. Mozambique's agriculture minister is actively courting international agricultural investment. U.S. agribusinesses are ramping up operations in Mozambique. The GRM is reviewing a national biofuels strategy, and the c [...]	2008-03-18 06:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV EINV ENRG PGOV TBIO MZ
08MASERU12	LESOTHO: WORSENING PERFORMANCE IN HEALTH SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: In an effort to coordinate its response to widespread poverty, the Government of Lesotho launched its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in 2004. The recently released review of progress under the PRS between 2004 and 2007 revealed troubling data indicating declining health sector per [...]	2008-01-18 14:57:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KWMN TBIO LT
08MASERU174	LESOTHO: DEMARCHES ON TIP, MARITIME ISSUES, AND FAO [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, Poloffs met with Mr. Yengane from the Europe and Americas Desk in the Lesotho Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the 2008 TIP report, the Global Maritime Partnership, and the U.S. FAO candidate. Regarding the TIP report, Mr. Yengane appeared more interested in Lesoth [...]	2008-06-12 16:29:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EWWT EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON EFIS PHUM
08MASERU180	LESOTHO: AGOA FORUM, IRAN PACKAGE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD [...] SUMMARY: On June 20, Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Mr. P. P. Makosholo, Europe and Americas Desk Director at Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, learning that: a) while the GOL has received AGOA forum invitations (ref a),their delegation has not been finalized; b) Lesotho's MFA app [...]	2008-06-20 11:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM EAID ETRD TBIO ECON EAGR IR LT
08MASERU346	LESOTHO: UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON PROPOSED GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV LT EFIN
08MEXICO1947	MEXICO: MERCURY DEMARCHE [...] On June 23 U.S. Embassy Mexico City ESTH counselor and science specialist met with Teresa Bandala, Director General of International Affairs, and Ives Gomez, Director of the Grey Agenda (Toxic Substance Office),in the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). They noted th [...]	2008-06-26 20:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO CA MX
08MILAN73	ITALY: PRIORITIES FOR PROBABLE DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Ignazio La Russa is the most likely candidate for Minister of Defense in Berlusconi's government. If given this portfolio, he said he would work to quickly increase MOD's budget, increase Carabinieri police patrols for domestic security, and try to establish military summer camps for Ita [...]	2008-04-23 08:29:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TBIO MARR MCAP IT
08MONROVIA676	LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] PolOff met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation and Economic Integration Conmany Wesseh August 29 to deliver reftel demarche. Wesseh said that the Sirleaf Administration takes pandemic influenza very seriously but that the issue often falls below other pressin [...]	2008-09-02 19:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL LI
08MONTEVIDEO306	URUGUAY'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref demarches to Ricardo Nario, MFA Director for International Economic Affairs, on May 22. Nario commented that the GOU is in full agreement on the need for a robust agriculture agreement through Doha. He praised U.S. flexibility in agricultural talks and saw the EU a [...]	2008-05-23 12:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO UY
08MONTEVIDEO505	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH URUGUAYAN FM FERNANDEZ [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 16:54:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CJAN TBIO GG UY
08MOSCOW1077	CLOSELY WATCHED BIRDS: RUSSIA'S RESPONSE TO AVIAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia has been effective in stamping out nearly 150 outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza (AI) among poultry over the last three years through a combination of strict quarantines and mass cullings in outbreak areas, and large-scale vaccinations of commercial and backy [...]	2008-04-18 12:00:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR TBIO PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1135	RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES TOBACCO CONTROL CONVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a significant step forward for anti-smoking regulation, on April 11, the Russian Duma overwhelmingly voted to ratify the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Observers expect the FCTC will be quickly approved by the Federation Counc [...]	2008-04-23 14:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SCUL PREL SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1342	RUSSIA MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, we discussed Russia's progress in implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR) with Deputy Director Oleg Chestnov of the Health and Social Development Ministry's International Department, and with Aleksandr Kucherenko, head of the International Department at [...]	2008-05-14 13:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AORC PREL WHO RS
08MOSCOW1420	HHS DELEGATION HEARS RUSSIAN VIEWS ON JOINT SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness Gerald Parker visited Moscow and St. Petersburg May 4-7 to meet with senior GOR health officials to discuss the current state of smallpox research and avian an [...]	2008-05-20 12:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PREL PGOV WHO RS
08MOSCOW1597	FOREIGN CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 10:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT KRAD PREL PTER RO RS TBIO
08MOSCOW1598	CTWG BIOTERRORISM TABLETOP EXERCISE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 10:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER TBIO RU
08MOSCOW1631	Transformation of the International Science and Technology [...] (SBU) On June 6, we discussed the need to begin bilateral discussions about the transformation of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) with Senior Counselor Sergey Shestakov and Counselor Galina Kramarenko from the MFA's Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. We note [...]	2008-06-08 09:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP TBIO TSPL RS
08MOSCOW1793	G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On June 23, Acting DCM shared the USG's health-related priorities for the 2008 G-8 Summit with MFA North America Department Director Igor Neverov. Post also shared the USG health priorities with Deputy Minister of Finance Dmitriy Pankin (Russia's G-8 Sous-Sherpa),and with GOR officials [...]	2008-06-23 13:21:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV PREL WHO RS
08MOSCOW1823	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) On June 25, we passed reftel information on polio eradication and vaccination in Nigeria to Alexander Zakharov, Counselor and Director of the Bilateral Relations Section of the MFA's North America Department, and to Vasiliy Pospelov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department for External Po [...]	2008-06-26 12:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI PGOV KOCI KISL NI RS
08MOSCOW2240	RUSSIA RISES AS MAJOR CENTER FOR CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the volume of clinical drug trials in Russia enjoying rapid growth over the past few years, Russia has become the market leader for clinical drug trials among the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Russia enjoys numerous advantages in conducting trials, incl [...]	2008-08-01 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS
08MOSCOW2503	PRIVATE HEALTHCARE IN RUSSIA STILL IN ITS INFANCY [...] (SBU) Summary: Fears of the demise of Russia's system of state-sponsored health care are premature. The country has an enormous potential market for private health care, but the sector is still growing. Private care is primarily available in outpatient fields such as cardiology, dentistry and [...]	2008-08-21 13:21:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI SCUL RS
08MOSCOW2656	RUSSIA READY TO AUDIT U.S. BEEF AND PORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that it is ready to participate in joint inspections of 31 U.S. pork facilities beginning September 29. In addition, VPSS stated its readiness to send a team of inspectors [...]	2008-09-04 18:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW2688	RUSSIA LOSING PATIENCE WITH TYPOS ON VET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that it is running out of patience with the amount of errors being discovered on veterinary documentation accompanying U.S. poultry and pork shipments to Russia. VPSS accu [...]	2008-09-08 14:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW2917	DOES RUSSIA WANT THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post understands that the Department is considering the future direction of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC),in consultation with ISTC international partners. Key local contacts over the past month have indicated that although powerful forces would like to [...]	2008-10-02 03:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP TBIO TSPL MNUC EAID TRGY PGOV OSCI
08MOSCOW2946	RUSSIA DELISTS 2 MORE U.S. POULTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that it had delisted 2 U.S. poultry facilities after tests results ostensibly revealed the presence of Salmonella. Original scanned copy and courtesy translation were sent [...]	2008-10-03 14:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW3199	RUSSIA INTERIM RESPONSE: UNESCO MEETING ON HUMAN CLONING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 13:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO UNESCO RS
08MOSCOW3203	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that as of October 28, that another U.S. poultry plant (P-7927) was delisted after routine tests revealed the presence of Salmonella. The letter requests that the USDA Foo [...]	2008-10-31 13:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW3350	YET ANOTHER LIST- RUSSIA TO REQUIRE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 11:35:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW3360	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter on November 14, 2008, that another U.S. poultry plant (P-13556) and pork plant (#17564) will be delisted as of November 24, 2008. According to the VPSS letter, routine tes [...]	2008-11-20 08:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW3368	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter on November 14, 2008, that another U.S. poultry plant (P-13556) and pork plant (#17564) will be delisted as of November 24, 2008. According to the VPSS letter, routine tes [...]	2008-11-21 07:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW3423	PROPOSED GOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD [...] (SBU) We shared reftel talking points regarding the proposed Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF) with GOR officials in the MFA's International Organizations Department and in the International Relations Departments of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and Social Dev [...]	2008-11-26 12:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO RS
08MOSCOW3525	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian Chief Veterinary Officer Nikolay Vlasov has requested, via official letter, consultations with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in Moscow before December 20, 2008 to discuss Russian concerns with the quality and safety of U.S. meat and poultry shipments [...]	2008-12-05 14:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW3603	INFO ON LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We shared reftel information on the recent amendments to the Lacey Act and the phased-in implementation of new U.S. import requirements for plant and wood products, with Russian officials in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, and Natural Resources and Ecology, and in [...]	2008-12-12 13:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV TBIO RS
08MOSCOW3650	RUSSIAN POSITION ON HUMAN CLONING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 03:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO UNESCO RS
08MOSCOW3660	RUSSIA'S DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION: SERIOUS, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For several years, demographics and public health experts have prophesied Russia's demographic demise and warned of a potentially catastrophic loss of population. Russia indeed faces major public health and demographic problems (reftels). However, in certain areas there has bee [...]	2008-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KHIV SCUL SOCI EAID PGOV ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW3760	RUSSIA THEATENS FODDER TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) raised the bar in requesting a list of U.S. fodder exporters to Russia in its December 26, 2008, letter by threatening to ban U.S. fodder exports if a list is not produced by January 1, 2009. The ori [...]	2008-12-30 07:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW531	RUSSIAN PRISONS [...] (C) Summary: The Russian prison system combines the country's emblematic features - vast distances, harsh climate, and an uncaring bureaucracy - and fuses them into a massive instrument of punishment. Russia imprisons a greater portion of its population than almost any other country in the world (s [...]	2008-02-27 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TBIO RS
08MOSCOW536	RUSSIA'S HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC GROWS STEADILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow, though not at the same fast pace that occurred in 2000-2002. Infections continue to be concentrated among injecting drug users, but the epidemic is also spreading through heterosexual sex, primarily among the partners of high risk gr [...]	2008-02-27 14:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV TBIO SOCI SCUL RS
08MOSCOW575	RUSSIA MAKING PROGRESS ON BERLIN TB DECLARATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia has made effective progress in implementing the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB). The Russian Government's adoption of the Berlin Declaration confirmed Russia's political commitment to TB control. The GOR continues to focus its attention on TB control and treatme [...]	2008-02-29 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SCUL SOCI WHO RS
08MOSCOW854	RUSSIA'S DEMOGRAPHIC UPTURN MAY BE SHORT-LIVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's demographic results continued to improve in 2007. Overall births increased by 8.5 percent, deaths declined by four percent, and a surge in migration helped to offset much of the natural population decline. The overall population stood at 142 million as of January 1, 2 [...]	2008-03-28 11:52:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SCUL PREL SOCI RS
08MUNICH365	GERMANY/AGRICULTURE: GUILT BY ASSOCIATION - GENETICALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Monsanto fears that "populist" and "unbalanced" attacks by German and Bavarian politicians over Monsanto's genetically engineered corn have the potential to damage MonsantoQs much larger core business for conventional seeds and pest control products in Germany. When asked by M [...]	2008-11-10 10:42:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO BTIO PGOV GM
08MUSCAT228	OMAN TB RATE LOW [...] On March 19, Econoff discussed Oman's plans for World TB Day with Salah al-Awaidy, Director of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Ministry of Health. Awaidy noted that Oman's policy in combating TB was closely associated with the goal of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),adopted almost 10 yea [...]	2008-03-19 12:52:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL MU
08MUSCAT270	OMANI HEALTH OFFICIAL CLARIFIES MEDIA REPORTS ON [...] On April 6, the Arabic-language daily "Al Watan" and its sister English-language "Oman Tribune" ran front page news articles reporting that the Directorate General of Health Supervision and Sewage, under the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, was investigating a report is [...]	2008-04-09 07:24:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR SOCI TBIO MU
08MUSCAT283	MUSCAT 2008 REQUEST FOR SCIENCE FELLOW [...] To build on the past success of the Embassy Science Fellows Program in Muscat, Embassy requests a Science Fellow for FY 2009 in either medical sciences (with an emphasis on diabetes) or agricultural diseases ("dabas," date palm insect). Embassy will provide the Fellow with administrative sup [...]	2008-04-15 13:59:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMPR KSCA OTRA SENV EAGR TBIO MU
08MUSCAT296	OMANI HEALTH MINISTER: AIDS CASES UNDER CONTROL [...] (C) The Ministry of Health recently announced to the media that as a result of its awareness efforts, the government had controlled the spread of HIV. While describing the country as low risk, the Ministry is nevertheless focusing on promoting HIV awareness among the young, as well as monitor [...]	2008-04-21 09:31:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TBIO SOCI AMED MU
08MUSCAT494	OMAN INTERESTED IN USG EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On June 29, Econoff met with Dr. Salah al-Awaidy, Director of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Ministry of Health, to discuss reftel information on USG efforts to implement recently revised international health regulations (IHRs). Awaid [...]	2008-07-01 11:33:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV PREL MU
08MUSCAT804	PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 07:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO MU
08NAIROBI1336	AG MINISTER RUTO VOWS TO REMOVE DUTIES ON WHEAT IN MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Kenyan Minister for Agriculture William Ruto promised the Ambassador on May 8, 2008 that he would remove the 35% tariff on imported wheat as a way to ease inflationary pressures on bread prices. The Minister also agreed to work closely with the Kenyan Ministry of Science and Technolog [...]	2008-05-28 08:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1505	KENYA REDUCES TARIFFS ON WHEAT AND CORN IMPORTS [...] Summary: Kenya has reduced its duties on imported wheat from 35 percent to 10 percent and plans to import 297,000 tons of corn duty free. Corn normally is assessed a 50 percent import duty. This fulfills a commitment made by the Minister for Agriculture William Ruto to the Ambassador during a [...]	2008-06-19 13:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NEWDELHI1008	CONGRESS TINKERS WITH CABINET, NO DRAMATIC CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reshuffled the second tier of his cabinet on April 6, inducting seven new Ministers of State. (Note: Minister of State is approximately the Deputy Secretary level in the USG. End Note.) Six of the seven are Congress MPs while the seve [...]	2008-04-07 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO IN
08NEWDELHI1166	DELHI DIARY, APR 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Composite Dialogue Dates Set For May 20 and 21 -- UPA Announces Record Foodgrain Harvest Estimate -- Naxalite/Maoist Incidents Increase [...]	2008-04-29 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS TBIO EAGR NP IN BG
08NEWDELHI1257	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: MAY 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the continuation of the Biweekly Reporting Cables from Mission India ESTH Office to be sent out the first and third week of every month. Inputs in this biweekly include the Indian Space Research Organization's launch of 10 satellites, the GOI's initiative to develop [...]	2008-05-08 08:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1383	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: MAY 2008 THIR@ WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes the Defense Research and Development Organization's successful testing of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile - Agni-III, re-organization of defense research, possible visit of S&T Minister Kapil Sibal to the National Ignit [...]	2008-05-21 08:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1599	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes details about increased U.S. investment in India in High-tech ventures, demand for setting up 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and a successful trial of indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. T [...]	2008-06-11 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1700	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report includes a summary of the recent Asia Pacific Forum on Nuclear Technology, U.S.-India collaboration in accelerator technologies for the proposed International Linear Collider, a new launch date for India's first mission to the Moon, [...]	2008-06-20 09:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1818	INDIA UNVEILS ITS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary. A week before the G-8 Summit in Japan, India's Prime Minister (PM) and Union Minister of Environment and Forests (MOEF) Dr. Manmohan Singh launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on June 30, 2008 in New Delhi. The plan has been eagerly awaited by environmental act [...]	2008-07-01 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1843	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JULY 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes information about establishment of research base in the Arctic region by India. The environment section covers information about the visit of U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysts to discuss Clean Development Mech [...]	2008-07-03 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1976	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH report includes an update on the die-off of a critically endangered crocodilian species; EmbOffs meeting with a company that provides Greenhouse Gas (GHG) monitoring solutions in the building sector; biofuels; a shortage of scientists in GOI researc [...]	2008-07-18 08:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON TSPL TRGY TNGD EIND ENRG
08NEWDELHI2166	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indian Institutes of Technology and a new Indian public-private partnership to assist small and medium scale entrepreneurs and the postponement of the launch of the Indian lunar mission "Chandra [...]	2008-08-08 08:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI22	SCENESETTER PART III: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third scenesetter cable, which provides information and analysis on government authorities that exist and are being created for regulation of drugs, food, medical devices, and biotechnology. This is a long cable and our intent is to provide "complete picture" for yo [...]	2008-01-03 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI2295	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: AUGUST 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indo-US collaboration in Engineering Education, exploring opportunities for US-India collaboration in space and solar energy, India's plans to set up its largest solar telescope and a report on [...]	2008-08-26 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2418	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: SEPTEMBER 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes updates on the University Grants Commission's plans to open 735 new universities, a report on a workshop on nanotechnology, and problems that India will likely face in land acquisitions for large-scale solar power projects. The se [...]	2008-09-09 10:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2579	CHINA TAINTED MILK RAISES CONCERN IN INDIA CLOSE TO FESTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: While China's adulterated milk and milk products worries consumers and regulators, fanning fears across Asia, India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) sought a three month ban on the import of dairy products from China. Incidentally, the Indian Ministry of Food Process [...]	2008-09-25 11:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2587	KILLER IN THE INDIAN KITCHEN: INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] SUMMARY. On September 5-6, 2008, the Indo-U.S. Collaboration on Environmental and Occupational Health Joint Working Group convened a workshop on indoor air pollution (IAP) and respiratory health in Chandigarh, India. IAP kills between 400,000 and 2 million Indians each year and is one of the [...]	2008-09-26 10:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO SOCI KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI2599	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT SEPTEMBER (II) 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an update on the new Biofuel policy released by the Government of India (GOI) on September 11, and the recent visit of senior US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) officials to explore areas of technical assistance. The report inc [...]	2008-09-29 07:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2622	INDIA'S SUPREME COURT APPROVES GO AHEAD FOR SMOKING BAN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: India's Supreme Court on September 29, 2008 refused to stay the Government of India notification to impose a ban on smoking in public places from October 2. With India's Supreme Court approval, the Center has got the go ahead to impose the Ministry of Health notification of 30 M [...]	2008-10-01 10:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2712	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes a summary on the Medical Device Regulation and Medical Education discussions with the Ministry of Health Officials; Challenges in Urban Environment Management; and follow up meetings and action plan with National HV Reference Labs. [...]	2008-10-15 06:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV TSPL
08NEWDELHI2787	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT OCTOBER 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an update on India's outlook towards wind energy technology; the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India's first moon spacecraft; a report on the solar resource assessment workshop held at Solar Energy Center (SEC),Gurgoan and va [...]	2008-10-24 10:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2808	EYE INSTITUTE SEES FUTURE IN ADVANCED RESEARCH, EXPANSION, [...] Summary. Hyderabad-based L. V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) showcases a successful model for high-quality screening and treatment that benefits underserved populations of Andhra Pradesh. International and national collaborations on ground breaking vision research result in effective bench-to- [...]	2008-10-30 06:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL KPAO
08NEWDELHI2936	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes updates on the upcoming visit of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission delegation visit to India, the management of professional education in India and the opening of the UK Research Council's office in India and poaching incidents [...]	2008-11-18 08:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI3076	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report on science and technology includes an update on the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman and delegation's visit to India, the commencing of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan I experiments, [...]	2008-12-08 04:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI3184	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN ASSAM AND WEST BENGAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of India has confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza in the states of Assam and West Bengal. State and Central Government response has been quick and effective with culling operations underway in all locations. There are currently no confirmed cases of H5N1 i [...]	2008-12-18 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL
08NEWDELHI431	DELHI DIARY, JAN 31 - FEB 8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 31- February 8, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- India to host Summit of India-Africa Forum in April -- Leaders Continue to Beat a Path to India's Door -- Three UP MPs Disqualified, Tel [...]	2008-02-08 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER TBIO KDEM SOCI IN CH BT DA
08NEWDELHI433	GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES THE NANOTECHNOLOGY MISSION IN [...] (U) Summary: The Government of India (GOI) in its recent National Development Council (NDC) meeting has approved a Science and Technology (S&T) budget of approximately USD 18.7 billion in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-2012). This is a three-fold increase over its Tenth Plan allocation of [...]	2008-02-11 05:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV TSPL SENV TBIO TRGY TNGD
08NEWDELHI8	SCENESETTER PART II: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: (SBU) Mr. Secretary, this is the second scenesetter cable, which provides information and analysis on U.S.-India collaborations in life sciences, health sciences, and public health. The third companion cable will provide information on the regulatory environment for drugs, vacc [...]	2008-01-02 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI932	DELHI DIARY, MARCH 17-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 17-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Terrorists Strike Again in Jammu and Kashmir After a 5 Month Lull -- Congress Strikes Out -- Yet Another Joint Indo-Russian Defense Project Hits t [...]	2008-03-31 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF SCUL SOCI TBIO MASS
08NICOSIA730	CYPRUS: SUPPORT FOR EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 14:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CY
08NICOSIA98	CYPRUS: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel request regarding the status of Cyprus's implementation of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB): Dr. Andreas Polynikis, Chief Health Officer, Ministry of Health, who attended the WHO meeting in Berlin on October 22, 2007, informed us that his office was in t [...]	2008-02-11 11:00:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO WHO CY
08OSLO547	NORWEGIAN ATTENDANCE AT SHARM EL-SHEIKH AVIAN [...] (SBU) The GON thanked us for reftel nonpaper and confirmed the following delegation attendance for the October 25-26 Avian and Pandemic Influenza (A&PI) conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. Norway is in the "final process" of determining its financial contribution on next year's budget related to A [...]	2008-10-08 07:15:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL NO

08OTTAWA1203	AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: CANADA WILL ATTEND, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 19:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CA
08OTTAWA156	CANADA'S NUCLEAR SECTOR: REACTOR SHUTDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn removed Linda Keen from the Presidency of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) late on January 15. (While no longer CNSC President, she remains a member of the Commission.) Undoubtedly the government hoped this would wrap up the tw [...]	2008-01-31 18:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY TBIO PGOV BTIO ENRG CA
08OTTAWA260	CANADA: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS AND APEC [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 22:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TBIO KFLU EAIR EWWT WHO APECO CA
08OTTAWA538	Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient 'Toxic' [...] (SBU) Summary - As early as April 18 Canada may declare the chemical bisphenol A (BPA),widely used in plastics, toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. This is likely to precipitate additional widespread public concern in both Canada and the United States. We understand that [...]	2008-04-18 14:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR EIND CA
08OTTAWA546	Canada Takes Precautionary Action against BPA [...] Summary: Canada announced it will take precautionary actions against bisphenol A (BPA),including a ban on the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles. The details will be published on April 19 in the Canada Gazette, and will be available for public comment until June 1 [...]	2008-04-18 20:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR EIND CA
08OTTAWA673	CANADA'S NUCLEAR SECTOR: AECL SCRAPS ISOTOPE REACTOR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY TBIO PGOV ENRG CA
08OTTAWA757	CANADA AGREES THAT GLOBAL FOOD EXPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO CA
08OTTAWA912	CANADA, QUEBEC AND FRANCE SIGN AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) On July 4, the organizations for health research funding of Canada (the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, and Institute of Aging; CIHR),Quebec (the Fonds de la recherche medicale, FRSQ) and France (the Institut national de la [...]	2008-07-08 15:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CA
08PANAMA759	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINALIZING THE NON-BINDING [...] In the absence of relevant GOP officials in Washington to attend high-level meetings, Econ Counselor sent an official letter with the draft MOU to Minister of Health Rosario Turner and copied Minister of Agricultural Development Guillermo Salazar and Minister of Foreign Relations Samuel Lewis [...]	2008-09-19 21:47:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD OSCI PM PREL TBIO TSPL
08PARAMARIBO195	SURINAME: POST HONORS WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a lunch in honor of World Intellectual Property Day, guests from the Government of Suriname's (GOS) newly convened Working Committee on Intellectual Property Rights explained that they have a six-month mandate to compare Suriname's legislation to TRIPS requirements and ma [...]	2008-05-09 14:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL TBIO NS
08PARAMARIBO218	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] (U) Per reftels, EconOff delivered demarches "President's Global Food Initiative" and "Request to End Food Staple Export Restrictions," along with a copy of fact sheet "Leading the Fight Against Hunger," to Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) o [...]	2008-05-22 21:19:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NS
08PARAMARIBO252	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRPERSON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:53:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO NS
08PARAMARIBO41	SURINAME TO MOVE FORWARD ON AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Suriname (GOS) made progress on pandemic influenza preparedness in 2007, and hopes to announce a National Avian Influenza Preparedness Plan in early 2008. In 2007, the GOS engaged international partners on pandemic influenza and is now working to map, using GPS [...]	2008-02-04 16:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR KSTH NS
08PARIS1004	France on Food Security [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor raised reftel points on the President's global food security initiative with Francois Giovalucchi, advisor to Cooperation Minister Joyandet, and Florence Lasbennes, Cooperation Economic and Agricultural Development Office Chief, on May 19. Giovalucchi and Lasben [...]	2008-05-28 09:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO FR
08PARIS1982	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT SEPTEMBER VISIT TO FRANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt traveled to France from September 8, 2008 to September 10, 2008 to promote U.S. interests in the areas of food and drug safety, pandemic influenza preparedness, and the development of medical countermeasures. [...]	2008-10-29 17:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON SENV AMED KSCA
08PARIS200	FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA - [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 15:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO WHO XG
08PARIS2129	U.S./FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARD FOR ECTOPIC [...] ESTH Office has review the proposed research and Embassy Paris find no objection to the proposed research grant entitled "Ectopic Cushings Syndrome". STAPLETON [...]	2008-11-20 10:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA TPHY FR
08PARIS2130	U.S./FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARD FOR [...] ESTH Office has review the proposed research and Embassy Paris find no objection to the proposed research grant entitled "Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy". STAPLETON [...]	2008-11-20 11:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA TPHY US UK PO FR SW AR BR
08PARIS215	FRENCH INTEREST IN IOSEA (TURTLE) MOU [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-06 15:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	FR SENV TBIO
08PARIS2266	IBC MEETING ON HUMAN CLONING [...] The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) of UNESCO met October 28-29, 2008, followed, October 30-31, by a joint meeting of the IBC and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC),to discuss what the IBC should recommend to the Director General on possible action by UNESCO with respect [...]	2008-12-15 14:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO TBIO
08PARIS2328	FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] Economic Minister-Counselor, Agricultural Minister-Counselor, Public Affairs Minister-Counselor and Science Counselor present this joint request for support from EEB FY 2009 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. France remains an influential country both in the EU and [...]	2008-12-24 12:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR
08PARIS235	FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] (U) Economic Minister-Counselor, Agricultural Minister-Counselor, Public Affairs Minister-Counselor and Science Counselor present this joint request for support from EEB FY 2008 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. In the wake of late 2007 GOF broad-based environmenta [...]	2008-02-11 11:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR
08PARIS403	MAKING THE KOREAN DMZ A WORLD HERITAGE SITE [...] The Belgian Embassy assembled United States, Canadian, Australian, Luxembourg, and South Korean diplomats March 3 to listen to a proposal by Baron Simon-Pierre Nothomb, head of Belgium's association of Korean War Veterans. Nothomb suggested that a fitting memorial to the Korean War dead would b [...]	2008-03-05 16:33:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL TBIO KS KN
08PARIS983	France on Food Security [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor raised reftel points on the President's global food security initiative with Francois Giovalucchi, advisor to Cooperation Minister Joyandet, and Florence Lasbennes, Cooperation Economic and Agricultural Development Office Chief, on May 19. Giovalucchi and Lasben [...]	2008-05-23 09:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO FR
08PHNOMPENH418	CAMBODIA ON FOOD STAPLE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol/Ec Chief May 21 delivered food security initiative demarche (Ref C) to Secretary of State H.R.H. Sisowath Chivannariddh in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and relayed points on food staple export restrictions and agricultural biotechnology (Re [...]	2008-05-22 08:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO
08PHNOMPENH944	CAMBODIA: PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche and talking points November 24 to officials at the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD),Council of Ministers, and also shared the talking points with officials at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. Mr. Srun Darith, D [...]	2008-11-26 10:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV CB
08PHNOMPENH990	CAMBODIA - NEW CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Summary: On December 12, 2008, the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new case of laboratory-confirmed H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in a 19-year-old male from Kandal Province who also worked in Kampong Speu Province. The patient is currently hospitalized in Phnom Penh but is clinically [...]	2008-12-13 02:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC CB
08PORTAUPRINCE1743	HAITI LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 17:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO AORC OTRA KSCA HA
08PORTAUPRINCE949	HAITI SUPPORT FOR U.S FAO/WHO CODEX CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 18:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HA
08PORTLOUIS325	MAURITIUS ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE STILL UP IN [...] ESTOFF delivered ref Avian Flu demarche and nonpaper to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agro Industry, and Health. In one follow-up conversation, Acting Permanent Secretary V. Gondeea of the Ministry of Agro Industry confirmed that an invitation to the Avian Flu Conference has been receive [...]	2008-09-23 14:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MP
08PORTLOUIS375	MAURITIUS NOT ATTENDING BIOETHICS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 12:05:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO UNESCO UNGA MP
08PORTLOUIS409	PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD [...] Post delivered ref talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agro Industry on November 25. 2. In a follow-up conversation on November 26, Premila Appadu, Second Secretary in the Bilateral Directorate at the MFA requested a few days to review the proposal with [...]	2008-11-26 12:03:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV MP
08PORTOFSPAIN535	AMBASSADORS TO THE CARIBBEAN DISCUSS HIV/AIDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Seventh Annual Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, eight U.S. Ambassadors discussed the future of U.S. regional assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Focusing on the Partnership Compacts envisaged under PEPFAR II legislation, the Ambassadors as [...]	2008-11-24 17:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID PREL OVIP TBIO KPAO TD XL
08PRAGUE734	CZECH RESPONSE: UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The regional FAS officer and EconOff delivered reftel demarche November 25 to First Deputy Agriculture Minister Ivo Hlavac. Hlavac agreed that food security is an important issue but had two concerns. First he asked whether [...]	2008-11-26 17:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EAID PGOV EZ
08PRETORIA1226	ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Johnson & Johnson, [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria is pleased to nominate the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies South Africa (J&J/SA) for the Secretary's ACE Award for Corporate Excellence in the multinational enterprise (MNE) category. J&J/SA's groundbreaking work to establish the Johnson & Johnson Burn Center (B [...]	2008-06-09 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF
08PRETORIA1227	ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Eli Lilly and [...] Summary: The U.S. Mission in Pretoria nominates Eli Lilly and Company, South Africa (Lilly SA) for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence in the multi-national enterprise (MNE) category. Lilly SA's pioneering initiative to fight the rapidly growing threat of multi-drug resistant tube [...]	2008-06-09 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF
08PRETORIA1506	Anglo-American Targets Workers' Families to Tackle HIV in [...] Summary: Anglo American Plc (Anglo) has approved a country-wide expansion of its employee HIV and anti-retroviral treatment program (ART) for AIDS to encompass the families of its 75,000 workers. South Africa's Business Times reported that this is the first time a major South African company ha [...]	2008-07-11 08:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO ECON EMIN EAID KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRETORIA1634	Donor Coordination on Health Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: Health Minister Manto Tshabalala Msimang (Minister) at a recent high-level Annual Donor Consultation Meeting stressed that the national Department of Health (DOH) must coordinate donor efforts in the health arena in order to ensure equitable allocation of resources across provi [...]	2008-07-25 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA SF
08PRETORIA192	PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2008 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund includes two activities to be held in South Africa. This proposal was developed among EST/Econ, PAS, and USDA/FAS. Additionally, we considered GSA and NGO representatives input to establish this propos [...]	2008-01-30 06:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
08PRETORIA2513	READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From September 15 - 19, Dr. Chris Wozniak, Biotechnology Special Assistant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),was in South Africa under the auspices of the State/EB agricultural biotechnology outreach program to make presentations on the U.S. coordinated framework and risk ana [...]	2008-11-14 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
08PRETORIA2574	UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] Post delivered the talking points to Mr. Andile Hawes, Deputy Director General, Production Resource Management, South Africa National Department of Agriculture . END SUMMARY. 2. Senior Agricultural Attache received a non-response from Mr. Andile Hawes. Mr. Hawes indicated by email that he [...]	2008-11-25 13:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08PRETORIA2643	CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] Summary: An outbreak of cholera has been reported in South Africa. This is a result of cholera cases crossing the Zimbabwean border into the South African town of Musina in the Limpopo province and slowly spreading throughout the country. South African Government spokesperson Themba Maseko said [...]	2008-12-05 07:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMGT AMED KSTH KSCA SENV SF ZI
08PRETORIA2707	READOUT OF MADAGASCAR AND MOZAMBIQUE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] SUMMARY: From August 20 - 27, 2008, Dr. C.S. Prakash, Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University, and Dr. Martin Lema, Advisor to the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture and Professor of Biotechnology, Quilmes University, travelled to Madagascar and Mozambique to lead two agricul [...]	2008-12-12 12:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
08PRETORIA756	Explosive Growth of Dual TB-HIV Infection in South Africa [...] (U) Summary: South Africa (SA) is experiencing explosive twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). The HIV epidemic in SA is fuelling the rise of an exploding TB epidemic since individuals infected with HIV are much more susceptible to TB and other serious infections. Poor diagnosi [...]	2008-04-10 13:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRETORIA998	Alarming AIDS Statistics, But Are They Valid? [...] (U) Summary: South African media reported on Sunday May 4 that new HIV statistics attributed to the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) revealed that 2 million more South Africans are HIV-infected than present estimates show. The report also claimed that these statistics are more reliabl [...]	2008-05-09 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08QUITO1005	ECUADOR AVIAN FLU PREPARATIONS AND DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) Summary: The GOE has given considerable thought to the risks of avian flu and has programs for prevention and crisis response. GOE representatives expressed interest in attending the Ministerial Conference on October 25-26 in Egypt, but expressed concerns that funding limitations will not [...]	2008-10-23 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KFLU EAGR ETRD SOCI TBIO EC
08RABAT1152	U.S.-MOROCCO LABORATORY BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY [...] (U) Summary: The first joint U.S.-Morocco Workshop on Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity took place November 3-5 in Rabat, bringing together U.S. and international experts with policy makers, administrators and scientists from several Moroccan ministries and laboratories. The U.S. delegati [...]	2008-12-15 16:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO TSPL MO XI XF
08RABAT419	MOROCCO CONSIDERS U.S. POSITION ON RETENTION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 18:40:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PARM TBIO MO
08RABAT755	BIOSECURITY: EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT IT, [...] (SBU) Summary: At least two separate USG-directed visits will survey Moroccan biosecurity and biosafety legislation, regulation, infrastructure and competence in late 2008. Moroccan authorities welcome these separate visits and additional opportunities to cooperate on biosecurity and biosafet [...]	2008-08-13 06:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO TSPL MO XI XF
08RANGOON203	NASCENT HEALTHCARE IN IRRAWADDY DIVISION [...] (C) Summary. The Hinthada region of Irrawaddy Division is one of Burma's backwaters. Few roads exist for transportation, families have an average of seven children, and dengue, malaria, and diarrhea are the most common killers. While a single midwife provides healthcare in a few villages, m [...]	2008-03-18 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM AMED TBIO EAID
08RANGOON249	BURMA: GOB PLANS TO RELOCATE LIVE BIRD MARKET AS AI [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon's main live bird market sells more than 40,000 poultry and two million eggs and poultry products each day. Aware that the live bird market poses potential avian influenza threats for those living near the market, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and the Yangon [...]	2008-04-03 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON278	THE CHALLENGES OF COMBATING TB IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing health concern in Burma, with more than 130,000 new cases of TB diagnosed a year. The WHO estimates that more than 40 percent of Burma's population could be infected with the disease. The Burmese Government, through its National TB Program (NTP) is w [...]	2008-04-22 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON279	BURMA: LACK OF TB DRUGS A LOOMING PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma is one of 22 tuberculosis high-burden countries in the world. The Government's National TB Program (NTP),active in all of Burma's 324 townships, reported a case detection rate of 95 percent of all infectious cases and had a treatment rate of 83.6 percent in 2006. The [...]	2008-04-22 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON282	BURMA: COMBATING MDR-TB IN RANGOON AND MANDALAY [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing concern in Burma, with the Ministry of Health ranking it as the second priority disease after HIV/AIDS. As the TB prevalence rate increases throughout the country, the risk of multi drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB also inc [...]	2008-04-23 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON308	3D FUND ANNUAL REVIEW SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS, IDENTIFIES CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON315	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS DECLARATION OF DISASTER [...] This is an action cable. Please see paras 5 and 9. 2. As a result of Cyclone Nargis, which occurred on May 3, 2008 (Ref A),the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is beyond the capability of the host government to respond, is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. Governme [...]	2008-05-05 12:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TBIO EAID VM
08RANGOON379	BURMA: HEALTH SITUATION IN IRRAWADDY DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),health conditions in the Irrawaddy Delta continue to deteriorate, as hundreds of thousands of people lack access to food, potable water, shelter, and medicines. Shipments of water were beginning to reach the delta and a senior [...]	2008-05-14 11:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON409	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #14 [...] U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rangoon on May 22 and met with the Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, according to media reports. Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Task Force airlifted five flights of [...]	2008-05-22 11:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO BM PREF
08RANGOON526	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT #33 [...] According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),initial analysis of the preliminary village tract assessment (VTA) data suggests that widespread destruction was caused by strong wind combined with storm surge and excessive rainfall, faulty early warning systems [...]	2008-07-01 06:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON528	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA POST NARGIS JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] Following the May 25 International Pledging Conference, the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) coordinating body initiated the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) to produce a common assessment report that covers immediate humanitarian needs through the Village Tract Assessment (VTA) and reconstruc [...]	2008-07-02 04:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON531	BURMA: TRACKING TB CASES IN THE DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma May 2-3, destroyed much of the Irrawaddy Delta, including more than 125 many public and private health facilities. Consequently, many tuberculosis (TB) patients living in the delta lost access to their medications and stopped treatment. Offi [...]	2008-07-02 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON532	LABUTTA TOWNSHIP: LIVELIHOODS A TOP CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18 and 20, USAID/OFDA shelter expert and Poloff traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta region to assess recovery efforts. Six weeks after Cyclone Nargis hit, most people had sufficient shelter, either rebuilt from indigenous materials or plastic sheeting or living in communal [...]	2008-07-03 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV PREF TBIO BM PHUM EAGR VM
08RANGOON534	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT #35 [...] On July 3, Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) and Government of Burma (GOB) representatives attended a "sounding session" to consult on the Village Tract Assessment preliminary findings. As of June 30, the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) had completed phase I of the early recovery Basic Serv [...]	2008-07-07 08:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON540	BURMA: POST NARGIS BOGALE - DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) On a recent three-day trip to the delta, rural cyclone victims in Bogale township told us that they most needed cash to help re-establish their livelihoods. All three of the villages we visited suffered extensive damage as a result of Nargis, but had begun rebuilding on their own. The [...]	2008-07-09 08:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BM EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON577	BURMA: DELTA HEALTH CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UN and NGO officials working in the Irrawaddy Delta, the health situation in the delta after Cyclone Nargis continues to improve. While there have been no disease epidemics, health NGOs report cases of dengue, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection throughout t [...]	2008-07-18 07:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08RANGOON650	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT CABLE #6 [...] On July 29 and 30, a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) disaster specialist traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta on a U.N. Development Program (UNDP) sponsored assessment trip to highlight early recovery programs instituted by UNDP and the international non-governmental or [...]	2008-08-11 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON728	PREVENTING AVIAN INFLUENZA ALONG BURMA'S BORDERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a 2006 GOB ban on the border trade of poultry products, these products continue to enter Burma illegally from avian influenza-infected countries, risking the importation of the disease. Livestock Breeding Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials, under the Ministry of Li [...]	2008-09-17 08:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON838	BURMA: INAUGURATION OF NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA LAB [...] (SBU) The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries on October 25 presided over the inauguration of the GOB's new Biosecurity Level 2 (BSL-2)Enhanced Animal Health Laboratory in Rangoon. The new lab, constructed by the Ministry's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department with funds from the Foo [...]	2008-10-28 05:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON867	BURMA HOSTS SECOND CCM MEETING FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) chaired the second Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting in Nay Pyi Taw October 31 in preparation for its planned Round Nine Global Fund Application. During the meeting, participants reiterated the humanitarian need for a Global Fund application, a [...]	2008-11-07 08:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08RIGA117	LATVIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TB [...] Per reftel request, the following is the status of Latvia's implementation of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB). 2. According to Rinalds Mucins, Ministry of Health Under Secretary of State, Latvia has had an active anti-tuberculosis program in place since the mid-1990's, so no fund [...]	2008-03-05 09:50:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO XG LG
08RIGA118	LATVIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TB [...] Per reftel request, the following is the status of Latvia's implementation of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB). 2. According to Rinalds Mucins, Ministry of Health Under Secretary of State, Latvia has had an active anti-tuberculosis program in place since the mid-1990's, so no fund [...]	2008-03-05 10:09:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO XG LG
08RIGA297	LATVIA: REACTION TO GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (C) PolEcon Off delivered reftel demarche to Maija Manika, MFA U/S for Economic Relations and Development Cooperation Policy, on May 21. At that time, Manika had no response, but promised to pass us MFA positions when formulated. Post received an email on May 27 from Elina Grinpauka, MFA Int [...]	2008-05-30 13:21:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO LG
08RIGA356	LATVIA: NO POSITION YET ON U.S. CODEX CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 04:41:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LG
08RIGA374	MFA SAYS LATVIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CODEX CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 11:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LG
08RIGA578	LATVIA WILL ATTEND CAIRO CONFERENCE ON AVIAN FLU [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 14:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL LG
08RIGA730	LATVIA NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON GPAF [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points to Juris Stalmeisters, director of the MFA Economic Relations Department. There was no substantive reply. LARSON [...]	2008-11-26 15:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV LG
08RIYADH66	SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER: FLOTUS VISIT HELPED END [...] (S) In a December 2007 meeting with Ambassador Fraker, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal commented that Saudi Arabia was "meaningfully impacted by First Lady Laura Bush's visit" to the Kingdom in October 2007 and that her actions went a long way in affecting the "attitude of women [...]	2008-01-15 13:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PHUM PGOV SA SOCI TBIO
08ROME1210	EGYPT CONFERENCE ON PANDEMIC/AVIAN FLU - HEALTH DG [...] (U) On September 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Welfare/Health Ministry (MOH) International Affairs officer Dr. Gaetano Guglielmi, and MOH Prevention and Infectious Disease expert Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa. Post Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office also delivered reftel points to MOH V [...]	2008-09-26 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AORC EAGR EAID PREL IT
08ROME200	ITALIANS TO VOTE "NO" AT FEB 12 VOTE ON BIOTECH [...] (U) On February 11, Embassy Rome's Minister-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered reftel points on EU approval of biotech corn, cotton, and soybean varieties to contacts at the ministries of Health and Agriculture. Director General Romano Marabelli of the Ministry of Health and Diploma [...]	2008-02-14 13:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO IT
08ROME263	ITALIAN ACTIONS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS [...] Summary. A GOI action plan pre-dating the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) is advancing the implementation of most of ItalyQs commitments under paragraph five of the Declaration. Italy also has significantly increased its contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis a [...]	2008-03-04 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO EAID SOCI AF IT
08ROME779	ITALIAN TRADE ROUND-UP: DOHA, POSSIBLE EU-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. During a June 9 meeting, Director General for Trade Amadeo Teti said he thought a Doha Round agreement on agricultural trade is close to being finalized, but noted negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) and services are far from over. Teti told Econ Counselor that [...]	2008-06-20 15:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO IT
08ROME786	ITALY: G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO IT
08ROME873	ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Loredana Vellucci of the Health Ministry (MOH) Directorate for Health Prevention On April 2. Vellucci heads Office III, which coordinates the Italian network of Maritime, Air and Border Health Offices (USMAF),as well as prevention activities relat [...]	2008-07-11 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL WHO IT
08SANJOSE1005	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S RETURN VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his delegation. Since the Secretary's March 2007 visit, the Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably completing requirements to join the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repu [...]	2008-12-31 18:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS
08SANJOSE475	REQUEST TO END FOOD STAPLE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS: [...] SUMMARY: Costa Rica,s rising food prices have had minimal political impact to date. From 2006 to 2007, wage increases kept pace with food price increases. Over the past year, that relationship changed with food price increases easily eclipsing wage increases (Ref B). Although domestic foo [...]	2008-06-05 00:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO
08SANSALVADOR1142	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SIDIBE TO LEAD UNAIDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 14:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR1396	HHS LETTER ON US WHO CANDIDACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR926	EL SALVADOR WORKING WITH WHO AND PAHO TO IMPLEMENT [...] USAID Human Investment Office Director delivered reftel demarche on July 1 to Minister of Health (MOH) Dr. Jose Guillermo Maza. Dr. Maza reported progress in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHRs) in El Salvador. The MOH has been working since 2005 on implementation of [...]	2008-08-07 14:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANTODOMINGO1807	GODR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] FAS Counselor delivered talking points as per reftel to Minister of Agriculture Salvador Jimenez. On November 25, Jimenez responded by letter conveying his support for the proposed Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Jimenez said he views GPAF as having the potential to reasse [...]	2008-11-26 15:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV DR
08SAPPORO31	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA STRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 09:54:00	Consulate Sapporo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08SARAJEVO1408	BOSNIA'S DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] (U) Post delivered reftel information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Multilateral Division and the Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Rural Development Dusan Neskovic, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations. Neskovic,s office will likely be responsible for a [...]	2008-09-03 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08SEOUL1379	AI: SOUTH KOREA MULLS CHANGES IN H5N1 SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, [...] (U) Summary: In 2008, highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) arrived later in the year, spread further and moved faster than in Korea's previous episodes in 2003-2004 and 2006-2007. It was also eradicated more quickly. The Ministries of Agriculture and Health, at the request of the Prime [...]	2008-07-10 04:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON KFLU KS
08SEOUL2448	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] On December 7 last year, a crane-carrying barge, belonging to Samsung Group's shipbuilding arm, rammed into Heibei Spirit, a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker, causing some 10,500 tons of crude oil to gush into the western coastal waters - Korea's worst oil spill ever. A shore of soft white san [...]	2008-12-22 01:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ELTN TBIO TNGD TRGY TSPA KGHG KSCA KS
08SEOUL881	NORTH KOREA STRUGGLES WITH SHORTAGE OF MEDICINE AND [...] (SBU) Famine, natural disaster, mismanagement, a lack of safe drinking water, and shortages of essential drugs and vaccines have left the population of the Democratic Peoples' Republic (DPRK) vulnerable to infectious diseases, despite the existence of an adequately-trained corps of medical per [...]	2008-04-30 01:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PINR ECON SOCI KN
08SHANGHAI285	SHANGHAI'S CIQ LEADERSHIP CALLS FOR MORE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met July 17 with China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Shanghai Director General Xu Jinji to discuss ways the two sides can work closer together on information sharing. CG noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would soon open an office in Shan [...]	2008-07-28 09:08:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI318	JIANGSU AND NINGBO CIQS URGE GREATER COOPERATION ON FOOD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met with the Jiangsu Provincial Entry-Exit Quality Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Office in Nanjing on July 31 and the Ningbo City CIQ Office on August 4 to discuss a wide range of import and export issues. Both offices welcomed greater cooperation with [...]	2008-08-12 10:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI35	AVIAN INFLUENZA PREVENTION IN JIANGSU PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Two confirmed cases of Avian Influenza (AI) in Jiangsu Province have focused attention on Jiangsu's ongoing efforts against AI. In meetings with Conoff, Jiangsu health officials confirmed reports that a father and son both contracted AI in December. Jiangsu CDC does not have [...]	2008-01-28 08:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV ECON CH
08SHANGHAI36	SHANGHAI AVIAN INFLUENZA PREVENTION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In discussions with Conoff on January 25, Shanghai Health Bureau and Center for Disease Control (CDC) officials stressed that the city's Avian Influenza (AI) prevention and reaction plans are on track. Shanghai CDC has recorded only one case of AI infection, which occurred in 20 [...]	2008-01-29 07:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08SHANGHAI498	GOT MILK? - SHANGHAI THIRSTY FOR FOREIGN IMPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shanghai stores have sold out of imported milk in the wake of the recent melamine scandal. Chinese authorities maintain that there has been no change in China's import milk regulations, but some retailers and consumers believe that a slowdown of imports is a deliberate move to [...]	2008-11-14 09:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR SENV TBIO CH
08SHANGHAI556	AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN EAST CHINA: 377,000 CHICKENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the discovery of the H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus in Dongtai and Haian, Jiangsu province, authorities have culled 377,000 chickens. Preliminary analysis indicates that the virus could have been spread by migratory birds and that it is a different variety than that which [...]	2008-12-17 09:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KFLU TBIO PINR AMED

08SHANGHAI570	ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY - A LOCAL UNIVERSITY WITH A GLOBAL [...] (SBU) During a November 17-18 visit to Hangzhou, the Consul General (CG) met Zhejiang University President Yang Wei and discussed the university's international network, strategies to promote international student exchanges, collaborative research, scientific innovation and visa issues. Zheji [...]	2008-12-23 02:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL CVIS KIPR ECON TBIO TRGY SENV CH
08SINGAPORE925	SINGAPORE: ADDRESSING INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONCERNS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (REDI) Center (a joint USG-GOS initiative) and the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) co-sponsored a regional forum on HFMD August 21 and 22 to address the increasingly severe outbreaks of HFMD in the Asia-Pacific region. More than 80 [...]	2008-08-27 09:41:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON SN
08SKOPJE414	MACEDONIA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 09:16:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08SOFIA243	INTEREST IN AWASH INITIATIVE HIGH, ABILITY TO PAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 15:40:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO SOCI
08SOFIA322	THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] We delivered the Aide-Memoire to Mrs. Hristina Hristova, Head of Protocol at the Ministry of Agriculture; to Mr. Persian Boev, Protocol Deputy at the Ministry of Health; to Mrs. Aisehel Rufi, International Relations Department Deputy at the Ministry of Economy; and to Mrs. Galya Tonkovska, sen [...]	2008-05-22 09:04:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO
08SOFIA324	AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO FIGHT [...] We delivered the Aide-Memoire to Mrs. Hristina Hristova, Head of Protocol at the Ministry of Agriculture; to Mr. Persian Boev, Protocol Deputy at the Ministry of Health; to Mrs. Aisehel Rufi, International Relations Department Deputy at the Ministry of Economy; and to Mrs. Galya Tonkovska, sen [...]	2008-05-22 10:23:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO
08SOFIA91	BULGARIA TO SUPPORT VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN, COTTON, [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 14:33:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU
08STATE127670	2008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO [...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...]	2008-12-04 13:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK
08STATE129940	FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and rural economic development. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and en [...]	2008-12-10 22:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08STATE26012	INDIA'S REQUEST FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA TECHNICAL [...] Reftel conveyed the Government of India's request for technical cooperation with the USG in the following areas of avian influenza control: poultry depopulation technology, including a demonstration in India of U.S. foaming equipment for large-scale culling at commercial poultry farms; and c [...]	2008-03-12 20:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON SENV TBIO KFLU XD IN
08STATE66363	G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. 2. SUMMARY. During his trip to Europe, the President emphasized the importance of G-8 members following through on pledges on health assistance made at past G-8 summits. The President also asked for our partners' support for new G-8 initia [...]	2008-06-20 01:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EU FR GM IT PREL RS SENV TBIO WHO
08STATE6989	FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. Tuberculosis poses a growing health security threat in Europe and Central Asia. In 2005, there were 445,000 new cases of TB in the region. Continued poor adherence to accepted TB control practices has created high levels of multidrug-res [...]	2008-01-23 17:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO XG
08STATE85509	BRIEFING AUSTRALIA ON APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PTER TBIO AS PE
08STATE91332	AFTER-ACTION REPORT FOR DEMETER'S RESILIENCE, THE [...] (U) Summary: Following the recommendations of the G8 Bioterrorism Experts (BTEX) Group in 2005, a series of G8 workshops dealing with decontamination, food defense and public health/law enforcement cooperation was organized. "Demeter,s Resilience" was the second G8 food defense event and was [...]	2008-08-25 20:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EUN FR GM IT JA PTER RS TBIO UK
08STATE92335	Support for Egypt's Ministerial Conference on [...] This is an action request for Embassies to demarche host governments (foreign, health and agriculture ministries) to urge high-level participation in this year's major international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, to take place in Egypt October 25- 26. (See para 7.) End Summary. [...]	2008-08-28 00:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08STOCKHOLM156	SWEDEN RESPONSE: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 12:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO XG SW
08STOCKHOLM416	SWEDEN: TREASURY DEPUTY'S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) On May 28, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt raised the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) with Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation; also in attendance were Per Jansson, State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and Anders Turesson, Sweden's Ch [...]	2008-06-09 08:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENGR ENRG SENV EAID TBIO TRGY SW
08TAIPEI1548	FOOD SAFETY ASSUMES IMPORTANT ROLE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In advance of his November 3-7 visit to Taipei, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin made an October 27 written apology (ref a) and an October 30 verbal apology for the distress caused by exports of Chinese-manufactured taint [...]	2008-11-03 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD TW CH
08TAIPEI184	Taiwan Biotech: 2008 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4, 11, and 18. Background ----------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth largest agricultural export market. In 2006, the United States exported more than USD 2.5 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, USD one billion [...]	2008-02-05 05:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW
08TAIPEI284	CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...]	2008-03-03 08:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW
08TAIPEI551	TAIWAN'S "SECOND STAGE" WHA EFFORT: BACK TO [...] (C) Summary. Fully expecting WHO to reject President Chen Shui-bian's letter to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan applying for WHO membership, MOFA plans a "second stage" effort applying for observership. MOFA hopes the World Health Assembly (WHA) opening sessions on May 19 can host a two-b [...]	2008-04-21 10:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TBIO WHO AORC CH TW
08TALLINN10	ESTONIA: COORDINATION ON HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting organized and hosted by the Embassy in December, key GOE officials briefed the diplomatic community on Estonia's HIV/AIDs epidemic and the status of GOE prevention/treatment programs. Estonian officials used the forum to suggest areas for international coordination [...]	2008-01-09 15:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN310	Estonia: Red light on HIV prevention in [...] Summary: Estonia's Ministry of Education has resisted pressure to continue funding HIV education courses previously implemented under Estonia's Global Fund program. As a result, few schools have provided any HIV-related courses in 2008. Slowing economic growth and a tight budget could result [...]	2008-09-11 06:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN407	ESTONIA'S POSITION ON PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP [...] On November 24 we delivered reftel points to Siim Tiidemann, the Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Tiidemann, the Government of Estonia (GOE) welcomes this global partnership for better coordination of global food security on a political lev [...]	2008-11-28 11:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PFOV EN
08TALLINN82	IMPLEMENTATION OF BERLIN DECLARATION - ESTONIA [...] As requested by REFTEL the following is Estonia's report on the status of implementation of the Berlin Declaration. 2. Estonia signed the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis on October 22, 2007. On February 20, 2008 the Minister of Social Affairs approved the "National Tuberculosis Respon [...]	2008-02-28 11:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO KHIV EN
08TASHKENT1050	UZBEKISTAN: U.S. CONDUCTS PATHOGEN SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: A team of scientific and legal experts from the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services conducted a Legal and Pathogen Security Workshop September 8-9 in Tashkent. Representatives from the Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries of Health, Justice [...]	2008-09-11 11:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL TBIO UZ
08TASHKENT1403	UZBEKISTAN: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (GPAF) POINTS [...] (U) Post prepared a diplomatic note containing the talking points about the reftel proposal for a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Post delivered this to the MFA's Americas Desk on November 26 with the request that it be transmitted to all interested offices in the GOU. Post [...]	2008-12-02 10:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT332	TUBERCULOSIS: UZBEKISTAN IS MAKING EFFORTS TO [...] (U) Summary: Per request in reftel, the Government of Uzbekistan is making efforts to fulfill its commitments under the 2007 Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. The tuberculosis threat in Central Asia is growing, and Uzbekistan is among the top ten countries in the world for the prevalence o [...]	2008-03-17 06:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO EAID UZ
08TASHKENT388	UZBEKISTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Per reftel, to mark World TB Day, Post devoted a session of its weekly Chay Chat Conversation Club to the topic of Tuberculosis and the challenge that it presents in Uzbekistan and around the world. On March 14, Dr. Benjamin Mills of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hi [...]	2008-04-01 06:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL KPAO UZ
08TASHKENT553	UZBEKISTAN: GOVERNMENT DENIES REPORTS OF SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health has denied reports that two cases of hemorrhagic smallpox originating from Karakalpakstan have appeared in Tashkent. (Note: These claims have surfaced in the Russian press and the internet website www.centrasia.ru. End note.) Chief Public Health Officer an [...]	2008-05-15 04:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT590	UZBEKISTAN: POINTS DELIVERED ON FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 05:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO UZ
08TASHKENT592	UZBEKISTAN: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Poloff delivered a paper encouraging the Government of Uzbekistan to support the use of biotechnology in agriculture, per reftel, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Faizullaev on May 22. Faizullaev pledged that the information would be distributed to interested parti [...]	2008-05-23 12:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO UZ
08TASHKENT612	UZBEKISTAN: FOOD STAPLE EXPORTS -- MAYBE YES, [...] (SBU) We delivered food staple export points and aide-memoire (Ref A) on May 30 to the MFA's Amercas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev, who had no immediate response. Fayzullaev promised to refer the issue to relevant agencies in the Uzbek Government. 2. (C) Although officially Uzbekistan has no [...]	2008-06-01 10:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO UZ
08TBILISI2236	GEORGIA: REVIEW OF POST'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PLAN AND [...] (U) On December 2, post's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee met per action request reftel. The committee was chaired by the DCM and included representatives from the following sections: Political-Economic, Consular, RSO and Med. Med reviewed post's avian influenza plan, and the committee a [...]	2008-12-04 04:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO GG
08TELAVIV1400	TRILATERAL WATER MEETING: PLANNING TO MEET SCARCITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 13:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EINV TBIO IS PA JO
08TELAVIV1845	ISRAEL PASSES STRONG NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the legislative session that concluded in July, Israel's parliament (Knesset) passed several new laws significantly strengthening environmental regulation. These included a Clean Air Act, a "Polluter Pays" law, and a stronger enforcement law. Israel's business, academic an [...]	2008-08-21 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
08TELAVIV195	ISRAEL ENERGIZES ANTI-POLLUTION CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO KGCC IS
08TELAVIV2201	ISRAEL AT A TURNING POINT IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Through sixty years of statehood, Israel has traditionally relegated environmental concerns towards the bottom of the agenda, with the predictable results. Knowledgeable observers fault the government's pre-occupation with defense and growth and reliance on short-term tactical [...]	2008-09-24 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
08TELAVIV250	ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH THE BERLIN DECLARATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Department inquiry (ref A),Israel appears to implement a model DOTS program, and observes Berlin Declaration commitments fully. The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues t assess Israel's successful National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP). Israel is a signatory o [...]	2008-01-31 14:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV WHO IS EG JO
08TELAVIV2586	EPA ADMINISTRATOR VISITS ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EINV TBIO IS
08TELAVIV33	AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED AT PETTING ZOO [...] SUMMARY: On January 3, 2008 the Israeli Veterinary and Animal Health Services (IVAHS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) confirmed Avian Influenza (H5N1) in birds at a Binyamina kindergarten petting zoo in North-Central Israel. Currently, there is no indication that any hum [...]	2008-01-04 13:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR ETRD USTR IS KWBG
08TELAVIV349	AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE ENDS FOLLOWING CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) Following the January 3, 2008 confirmation of H5N1 in birds at a Petting Zoo in Benyamina, GOI Ministry of Agriculture instituted surveillance zones at three and ten kilometers, as noted reftel. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that this surveillance ended on February 2, 2008. Other [...]	2008-02-13 09:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR ETRD USTR IS KWBG
08TELAVIV613	EZRA OUTLINES ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a speech on February 26, Israel's Minister of Environmental Protection (MEP) outlined the most pressing environmental concerns facing Israel today. He touched on both the well-known issues, such as the Ramat Hovav toxic waste dump site, as well as on longer-term problems such [...]	2008-03-14 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
08TELAVIV622	SCENESETTER FOR D/HHS VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (U) Post welcomes the visit to Israel of HHS Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy on April 2. Post offers the following update on its social and public health situation. Your visit presents an opportunity to underscore our shared interests in matters of primary health care and global public health, incl [...]	2008-03-17 14:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KIPR KWBG KPAL IS
08TELAVIV667	MINISTRY OF HEALTH WARNS OF AN OUTBREAK OF MEASLES [...] (U) Summary. Israel's Ministry of Health has sent out a warning about an outbreak of measles in the country. Since last summer when a British tourist traveling to Israel for a wedding in an ultra-orthodox (Haredi) community in Jerusalem came down with measles, more than 900 cases of measles ha [...]	2008-03-21 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SCUL CASC IS
08THEHAGUE439	NETHERLANDS: GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 11:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NL
08THEHAGUE440	NETHERLANDS: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 11:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NL
08TOKYO1010	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN ENGAGES EMBASSY ON [...] (SBU) The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) Pandemic Influenza Project Team invited econoff to brief them April 10 on the U.S. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan. The Team, chaired by Lower House Diet Member Masahiko Yamada and including staffers as well as parlia [...]	2008-04-11 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL PARM PGOV JA
08TOKYO1071	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period from April 1 to April 17. GOJ Responds to South Korean Bird Flu Outbreak --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) In response to the current H5N1 AI outbreak in South K [...]	2008-04-18 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TOKYO1214	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of April 18 to May 2, 2008. H5N1 Detected in Wild Swans in Northern Japan --------------------------------------------- 2. As reported in ref D, Japan's National Institute of Animal Health confirmed [...]	2008-05-02 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TOKYO1448	PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND TRADE [...] (C) As requested in refs, EMIN met with Japanese Foreign Ministry Director General Yoichi Otabe May 22 and delivered the points reinforcing those made in the President's food policy security address and also regarding the important role agbiotech needs to be allowed to play in increasing agri [...]	2008-05-27 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO EAID PREL JA
08TOKYO1739	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered points in ref to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Senior Coordinator Takehiro Kano June 23. Kano said the GOJ supports sending a clear message to Nigeria on the need to improve its polio eradication efforts, but noted other countries must be careful a [...]	2008-06-25 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV SOCI KISL JA NI
08TOKYO2205	APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo believes Japan is an appropriate candidate for a future APEC food defense pilot project, but GOJ officials may not show much initial interest in sponsoring such an activity. 2. (SBU) Based on criteria listed reftel, we rank Japan's suitability high. U.S.-Japan food tr [...]	2008-08-11 13:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TBIO APECO EAGR
08TOKYO246	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period September 27, 2007 to January 30, 2008. --------------------------------------------- ------ MHLW: No action in response to 100th Indonesian AI death ------------------------------------------ [...]	2008-01-30 09:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TOKYO2861	MEXT DEPUTY MINISTER ASKS USG TO URGE MOFA TO LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Deputy Minister Toichi Sakata asked that the USG, in particular the Department, engage Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) at a "high level" to spur the Ministry to negotiate a U.S.-Japan Homeland Securi [...]	2008-10-14 08:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPL PTER PREL TBIO JA
08TOKYO2893	JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2007 [...] Summary: Japan reported a record 1,082 new HIV-positive cases and 418 new AIDS cases during 2007, bringing the cumulative totals to 9,426 and 4,468 respectively at the end of 2007. As in previous years, Japanese males accounted for the majority of new HIV and AIDS cases in 2007 and sexual co [...]	2008-10-17 07:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
08TOKYO3204	JAPAN PLUGS FOOD SECURITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN [...] (SBU) Despite cuts in the Japanese government's overall budget, politicians recently approved an additional 1.7 billion yen ($17 million) for the Ministry of Agriculture, Foresty, and Fisheries (MAFF) to promote food-related "self-sufficiency strategic public relations." Using full page adve [...]	2008-11-19 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD JA TBIO
08TOKYO3209	NEW ASSURANCES FOR JAPAN'S FOOD SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Japan's current approach to food security undermines its economic interests and is an irritant in U.S.-Japan bilateral trade relations. Fears among the Japanese public that foreign sources of food are by definition unreliable and that foreign food, whether from China or the U.S [...]	2008-11-19 23:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PREL ECON TBIO PTER JP
08TOKYO3221	HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY TROY'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) As the world's second largest economy, Japan remains a strong ally and a key partner for the U.S. in global health efforts. During its G8 presidency, Japan has shown leadership on import [...]	2008-11-21 10:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO KSTH ECON PREL KFLU JA
08TOKYO3465	JAPAN RELEASES UPDATED PANDEMIC ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft of the GOJ's updated action plan for pandemic influenza November 28. The revised action plan, according to MHLW officials, incorporates recommendations by the ruling coalition's project team in the Diet on pandemic inf [...]	2008-12-19 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TOKYO878	AMENDMENT COUNTRY-CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 06:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA OVIP
08TOKYO882	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of January 30 to March 31 2008. Japanese research team develops a new PI vaccine. --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. A Japanese research team has developed a new vaccine [...]	2008-04-01 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TRIPOLI991	READOUT OF U.S.-UK-LIBYA TSCC BIO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER 24-26 REF: 06 TRIPOLI 498 CLASSIFIED BY: John T. Godfrey, Acting DCM, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: The Libyan Permanent National Committee on Bioethics and Biosafety (LPNCBB) hosted the Trilateral Steering and Coordination Committee (TSCC) Biological Subcommittee in Tripoli November 24-26 for their first meeting since November 2007. After several years of productive meetings, UK an [...]	2008-12-31 12:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV PHUM TBIO LY UK
08TUNIS120	TUNIS FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tunis is pleased to submit a proposal to further the advancement of agricultural biotechnology (agbiotech) research and awareness in Tunisia. The GOT is currently drafting regulations on biotechnology and we would like them to be trade-friendly. Given that the European Union [...]	2008-02-07 16:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO TS
08TUNIS360	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 11:50:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO TS
08TUNIS535	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 15:20:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO TS
08TUNIS540	CODEX CANDIDATE AND 31ST SESSION OF THE CODEX [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 14:04:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08ULAANBAATAR16	MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU DECEMBER 2007 [...] There have been no suspected outbreaks of H5N1 in Mongolia's wild waterfowl and poultry. There have been no transmissions to humans. The ban on importing poultry products from China remains in place. Also, the ban does not include poultry products from third countries imported through Russia an [...]	2008-01-14 00:19:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG
08ULAANBAATAR244	POSITIVE REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Post met May 27 with the Mongolian Food and Agriculture Ministry's State Secretary, N. Batsuuri, to solicit his reaction to previously provided points on the President's Global Food Security Initiative (ref A) and to relay Administration's efforts to urge food-exporting countries to remove [...]	2008-05-28 00:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV EAID ECON TBIO PREL MG
08ULAANBAATAR246	ULAANBAATAR HOSTS INT'L SYMPOSIUM ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS [...] SUMMARY: Leading American and Mongolian authorities on infectious diseases gathered in Ulaanbaatar on May 15 and 16 to take part in an international symposium on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Twenty-six scientists made presentations at the symposium, which was facilitated by Post and which att [...]	2008-05-28 00:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PREL AORC EAGR TBIO SOCI PGOV EAIDMG
08ULAANBAATAR396	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOLLOWING BIRD DEATHS IN MONGOLIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Tissue samples from dead wild birds in northern and western Mongolia have tested negative for the H5 strain of Avian Influenza (AI). Initial testing following a suspicious bird die-off yielded a suspect sample, but further testing by the Mongolian State Central Veterinary Laborat [...]	2008-08-20 08:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG
08ULAANBAATAR526	MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE NOVEMBER 2008 [...] November often marks the beginning of a four-month period where H5N1 outbreaks are concentrated in many countries, but in Mongolia migration due to the cold weather actually makes these months somewhat passive. 2. Update on WCS Field Veterinary Program -- Avian Influenza: In FY 08, inten [...]	2008-12-05 08:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG
08VALLETTA216	MALTA: RESPONSE TO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS DEMARCHE [...] DCM conveyed reftel objectives and CV of Dr. Hulebek to Mr. Simon Pullicino at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. John Attard Kingswell, Director of Public Health Regulation Division. 2. Kingswell informed post that he plans to attend the Codex Alimentarius meeting in June. He said th [...]	2008-05-23 14:18:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MT
08VALLETTA250	MALTA: SUPPORTS US CANDIDATE FOR CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] On June 19, MFA Desk Officer for the Americas Simon Pullicino told Charge' that Malta would support the U.S. candidate, Dr. Karen Hulebek, for the post of Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. 2. Malta will be represented at the upcoming conference by John Attard Kingswell, Dire [...]	2008-06-19 14:17:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MT
08VIENNA1304	AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND, [...] Hubert Hrabcik, General Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Family and Youth Affairs (Assistant Secretary level) told Emboff he had registered for the Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza in October in Egypt and intended to represent the GoA in Sharm el Sheik [...]	2008-09-10 10:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL AU
08VIENNA1832	AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE [...] (U) The following is a profile of Nikolaus ("Niki") Berlakovich of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (also termed the "Life Ministry") in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Ber [...]	2008-12-12 16:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SENV AU
08VIENNA1833	AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: ECONOMICS MINISTER [...] (U) The following is a profile of new GoA Economics Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner, a member of the conservative People's Party (OVP). Experience ---------- 2. (U) This is the first ministerial appointment for Mitterlehner, sworn in December 2 as Austria's new Economics Minister (his [...]	2008-12-12 16:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AU
08VIENNA1856	AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: HEALTH MINISTER ALOIS [...] (U) The following is a biographic profile of new Minister for Health Affairs Alois Stoeger of the Social Democratic Party (SPO). Career ------ 2. (U) A political newcomer, Stoeger came of age through unions and in running the Upper Austria State Health Insurance fund. His only prior po [...]	2008-12-17 15:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV TBIO AU
08VIENNA211	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On February 11, post sent reftel points to the Ministries of Agriculture, Economics, and Health. We followed up with Ingrid Frasl from the Ministry of Economics' Multilateral Trade Policy Unit, underscoring that it was important for Austria to allow the EU's biotechnology system now in [...]	2008-02-12 16:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO AU
08VIENNA709	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] Embassy shared reftels Aides Memoire with high level contacts in the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment, Health, Economics and Labor, and European and International Affairs, following up with Friedrich Huemer, Head of the Department for International Trade at Agriculture. He said that [...]	2008-05-23 09:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO AU
08VIENNA741	CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: AUSTRIA FAVORS U.S. CANDIDATE, BUT WILL [...] Post discussed reftel demarche on May 29 with Erhard Hoebaus, Head of the Department for Nutrition and Quality Assurance in the Ministry of Agriculture. Hoebaus, who is the Austrian POC for Codex Alimentarius, will represent the GoA at the 31st session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. D [...]	2008-05-30 15:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO AU
08VIENTIANE4	Avian Influenza Update [...] Summary: There have been no new cases of avian influenza in humans or birds since the February-March 2007 outbreak. Progress in enhancing the GOL's laboratory diagnostic capacity continues. The GOL has reiterated its commitment to sharing viral isolates. A PACOM-supported training exercise [...]	2008-01-02 09:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KPAO SOCI ECON SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC
08VIENTIANE519	Rear Admiral Burkhard Explores Initiating PACOM HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: Rear Admiral (RADM) Thomas Burkhard, the Pacific Command (PACOM) Surgeon, visited Laos August 26-28 to discuss initiating U.S.-Laos military-to- military HIV/AIDS cooperation via PACOM endorsed PEPFAR (US Presidential Emergency Program for AIDS Relief) funding. Admiral Burkhard's visi [...]	2008-09-22 06:02:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL TBIO KHIV LA
08VIENTIANE61	PACAF AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP FOR LAO MILITARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Pacific Air Force (PACAF) medical specialists helped organize and funded a five-day "train the trainers" workshop on avian influenza (AI) rapid response for Lao medical personnel. More than seventy specialists -- including 35 from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) -- at [...]	2008-01-24 08:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU LA MOPS PREL TBIO MASS
08VILNIUS727	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SEND HEALTH MINISTER TO API [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 11:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TBIO EAGR PREL KFLU AORC
08VLADIVOSTOK83	HIGHWAY THREATENS ENDANGERED LEOPARD HABITAT [...] Last weekend, CG paid a visit to the World Wildlife Fund's "Leopard House," a visitors' center dedicated to educating residents and tourists about the plight of the Amur leopard, the world's rarest big cat and one of the most endangered animals overall (reftels). The center, located in the ha [...]	2008-08-06 11:09:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO PGOV RS
08VLADIVOSTOK89	A HIKE THROUGH LEOPARD TERRITORY [...] (U) Consulate staff hiked through World Wildlife Foundation's (WWF) leased forest in Barabash on August 17. The trail takes about two hours and includes information on the leopard habitat and how the forests of the Far East have changed. The forests are much more diverse than in northern Ru [...]	2008-08-18 02:52:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO PGOV RS
08WARSAW1004	DPM/ECONMIN PAWLAK PROPOSES CAP REFORM [...] (U) This message is an action request - see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Warsaw is receiving more signals that the GoP - or elements within it - sees the failure of Doha Round negotiations as a point of departure for deeper U.S.-EU economic integration and liberalization. In Ref B meeting with [...]	2008-08-27 12:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EUN PGOV PL TBIO WTO
08WARSAW1114	POLAND AG BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish debate on biotechnology is heating up, with nudging from the Embassy. From April to September, an industry coalition supporting biotech has coalesced, and we are starting to see local leaders following their constituents in countering negative propaganda and demanding ac [...]	2008-09-24 07:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
08WARSAW1141	Animal Cloning Attitudes in Poland [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable reports a round table discussion Sept. 19 in Warsaw on the subject of scientists' views on animal cloning and the food supply. January's announcement of deregulation for clones by FDA has sparked controversy, with a vote by the European Parliament against the techn [...]	2008-09-29 14:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
08WARSAW1264	UNESCO MEETING ON HUMAN CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 13:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TBIO UNESCO PL
08WARSAW134	FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2008 EEB BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH IN [...] Summary. Post requests USD $34,000 to fund agricultural biotechnology programs in FY 2008. Funds are targeted at key issues where USG investments can have the greatest impact. This year, prospects are brighter to influence Polish decision-makers with a new, more pro-business government in pl [...]	2008-01-31 06:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
08WARSAW823	POLAND MAY AVOID GM ANIMAL FEED BAN [...] (U) Summary. Legislation to delay a ban on genetically modified crops in animal feed until 2012 will likely be signed by President Kaczynski soon after he receives it from the Parliament. The Sejm (parliament) and Senate gave final approval to the legislation July 11 and will send the draft [...]	2008-07-11 13:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
08WARSAW86	AMBASSADOR HONORS POLISH PROFESSOR FOR DISTINGUISHED [...] (U) Summary. January 17, Ambassador Victor Ashe presented an award to Professor Henryk Jasiorowski, acknowledging his scientific work and leadership to develop Polish and global agriculture. The award, a post-initiated project of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),recognizes Jasiorows [...]	2008-01-22 15:13:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
08WARSAW940	BIOTECH: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY ENGAGING [...] (SBU) Polish Economy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak (PSL) August 6 signaled to Charge that he regarded Poland's hard-line stance on agricultural biotechnology as a relic of the previous government's tactic of deploying conflict and fear - in this case against GMOs. Quoting [...]	2008-08-07 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
08WARSAW973	POLAND'S UNCOMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable outlines the upcoming crisis in Polish agriculture. The rural economy enjoys significant subsidies from the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),but the CAP, drought, and a failure of leadership from the Ministry of Agriculture, are creating the circumstances under w [...]	2008-08-20 14:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
08WARSAW99	POLISH PHARMACEUTICALS: U.S. COMPANIES UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: The November 2, 2007 update to Poland's reimbursement list represents a dramatic breakthrough on market access to Poland for the U.S. research pharmaceuticals industry. At least six major pharmaceutical companies saw key products added to the list, a change which will mean subst [...]	2008-01-24 14:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KIPR TBIO ETRD PL
08WINDHOEK378	NAMIBIA: GPAF DEMARCHE SPURS FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 05:48:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08YAOUNDE154	DISCUSSING CHAD AT THE CAMEROON FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (SBU) In a February 15 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, Secretary General of the Ministry of External Affairs SIPDIS Sebastien Foumane said that Cameroon had supported President Deby "very firmly" and noted that the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) had issued a joint press [...]	2008-02-15 13:58:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD CM PREL TBIO
08YAOUNDE772	CAMEROONIAN MINISTER: "SHUFFLE COMING, BIYA WANTS [...] (C) Summary. President Biya had wanted to step down in 2011, but when he learned "young" officials were robbing the treasury to finance their 2011 succession campaign, he was forced to remove presidential term limits in order to squelch internal jockeying for succession, according to Victor [...]	2008-08-04 11:07:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR TBIO CM

08YAOUNDE877	CAMEROON ILL-PREPARED FOR AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Public health threats in Cameroon include the possibility of meningitis, cholera, or polio outbreaks, and cases of these diseases are recorded every year. While not currently present in Cameroon, ebola and Avian Influenza (AI) are also considered threats. The Government of C [...]	2008-09-12 09:03:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM KHIV PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO KFLU
08YEREVAN203	ARMENIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BERLIN DECLARATION [...] Pursuant to reftel request, post reports the following on the status of implementation in Armenia of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. 2. On 27 February Embassy Officers attended a meeting with the National Tuberculosis Program Manager Vahan Pogosian and his deputy Tatevik Kostanian [...]	2008-03-10 14:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO WHO AM
08ZAGREB169	CROATIA'S EFFORTS AT FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS [...] SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel. According to 2005 data, Croatia is a middle incidence country for tuberculosis, with about 23 new cases per 100,000 people per year. About one to two percent of new cases are multidrug resistant (MDR). GoC efforts to implement the Berlin Declaration on T [...]	2008-02-29 08:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO HR
08ZAGREB401	CROATIA INFORMED OF US CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO CODEX [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 10:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR
08ZAGREB506	NO RESPONSE FROM CROATIA ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 15:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO HR
08ZAGREB660	CROATIAN MINISTER OF AG TO ATTEND EGYPT'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 08:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL KFLU HR
08ZAGREB805	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 12:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV HR
09ABIDJAN115	DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] On February 12, econoff delivered reftel demarche to two representatives of the Ministry of the Environment, Water, and Forests: Patrick Pedia, national point of contact for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB),and Augustin Kone, national point of contact for the Biosafety Clearing-House [...]	2009-02-13 14:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO KPAO IV
09ABUDHABI431	TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 PORK BAN [...] (SBU) Although the FAS Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) engaged early and proactively, the UAEG banned pork imports on April 27 in response to the global spread of H1N1 influenza. Individual emirates have applied the ban differently, with Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Ajman removing pork from shelves [...]	2009-05-04 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO
09ABUDHABI432	TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UAEG has taken a number of steps to combat the spread of H1N1 virus to the UAE and reassure the public. Interagency task forces have been established and are sharing information about their efforts. Residents are concerned, but with no confirmed cases in the UAE, remain calm [...]	2009-05-04 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09ABUDHABI638	UAE CONFIRMS 5 H1N1 CASES, WANTS USG TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health reported publicly on June 21 that it had confirmed five cases of H1N1 influenza, and told us privately that it had a sixth under surveillance. Ministry officials told EmbOffs that the sixth - a nurse - would be the first case of domestic transmission of th [...]	2009-06-22 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09ABUJA106	NIGERIA - FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY09 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH [...] Embassy Abuja is pleased to submit the following project proposal for consideration of funding under the Department's 2009 biotechnology outreach program. . Background ---------- . 2. Nigeria is a natural leader in the African continent due to its size, population, and economic potential. [...]	2009-01-20 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP EAID NI
09ABUJA1682	NIGERIA: MISSION HOLDS SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Mission Nigeria hosted U.S. Speaker Gary Blumenthal August 31-September 4 for a successful biotechnology outreach in Ibadan, Lagos, and Abuja. Over 200 scientists, government officials, representatives of civil society, and the media participated in the program [...]	2009-09-11 14:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON TBIO NI
09ABUJA202	NIGERIA: SARAKI ON PRESIDENT'S HEALTH, NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Kwara State Governor and President of the Governor's Forum (GF) Bukola Saraki on January 28. Saraki was his usual self, discussing President Yar'Adua's health situation and his own attempt to resolve some of the EFCC's issues by appointing the former NFIU Chief as D [...]	2009-02-04 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KCOR TBIO NI
09ABUJA2218	NIGERIA CELEBRATES WORLD AIDS DAY WITH FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS [...] (SBU) Nigeria commemorated World AIDS Day on December 1 with a symposium on bridging the gap between the current coverage of 11 percent and its target of achieving 80 percent in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Nigeria has a 4.6 percent HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. It has [...]	2009-12-08 06:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
09ABUJA222	NIGERIA: GOVERNORS PROMISE TO KEEP THEIR STATES POLIO-FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Sustained engagement by the Ambassador and other senior staff has yielded positive results in the battle to eradicate polio in Nigeria. The Ambassador's advocacy with Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has led the Governor's Forum to give polio eradication a priority and to eng [...]	2009-02-06 13:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
09ABUJA2292	NIGERIA'S CROSS RIVER STATE PUTS THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and ESTH Officer visited Cross River State November 20-24 to assess wildlife and forest conservation efforts in the state. State officials reported that the state has embarked on an ambitious environment-centered development agenda with the primary obje [...]	2009-12-18 12:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON NI
09ABUJA2293	BALANCING DEVELOPMENT WITH CONSERVATION AT YANAKARI GAME [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and ESTH Officer visited Yankari Game Reserve November 19-20 to assess wildlife and forest conservation efforts in the state. The game reserve, Nigeria's most well-known wildlife park and home to one of West Africa's largest remaining elephant populatio [...]	2009-12-18 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON NI
09ABUJA2321	THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigerian National Assembly hosted an inaugural biosafety legislation public hearing in Lagos. The Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture and on Science and Technology urged legislators to move forward with the implementation of national biosafety legislation. Friends of [...]	2009-12-23 06:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON TBIO NI
09ABUJA317	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KADUNA STATE [...] (C) Summary: On February 17, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff notetaker) met with Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State (Peoples Democratic Party - PDP). Sambo shared with Ambassador the prevention and mediation programs Kaduna has in place to address ethno-religious conflicts, which [...]	2009-02-23 10:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON TBIO PGOV NI
09ABUJA448	NIGERIA: USG-GON RAPID RESPONSE STEMS ACUTE RENAL FAILURE [...] (SBU): SUMMARY: Following reports of an unusually high number of cases of acute renal failure (ARF) among Nigerian children between November 2008 and January 2009, the USG dispatched a team of experts which assisted with conducting epidemiological investigations, developing and launching an e [...]	2009-03-13 13:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID KIPR ECON SOCI ETRD NI
09ABUJA618	NIGERIA USES WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY TO BRING FOCUS TO THE [...] (U) Post provides the following response per reftel request. 2. (U) Summary: In commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) held a press conference on March 24, 2009 and briefed the media on Nigeria's TB challenges, efforts underway to combat [...]	2009-04-14 16:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID AMED SOCI KPAO NI
09ABUJA744	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PLANNING MINSTER TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the head of the National Planning Commission April 9 to discuss need for a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) Agreement and the way forward towards achieving one in the near future. Ambassador and Minister [...]	2009-04-29 11:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV KHIV ECON KOCI EAID PREL NI
09ABUJA747	MGSF01: NIGERIA SAYS IT HAS NO SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and Avian Flu Lab scientists employed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concur that there are currently NO/NO confirmed cases of swine flu in Nigeria. As a precaution to an outbreak of swine flu, the Governmen [...]	2009-04-30 09:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09ACCRA820	GHANA RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] SUMMARY: Ghana has recorded six confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza through August 20, 2009. Two individuals were treated in hospital with Tamiflu and have fully recovered, and four persons are currently being treated at home with Tamiflu and have not yet recovered. To date, Ghana has not recor [...]	2009-08-20 15:45:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAID GH
09ADDISABABA2065	GOE PASSES RESTRICTIVE BIOSAFETY LAW, BUT IS [...] (SBU) Ethiopia recently enacted highly restrictive biosafety legislation that could significantly impact the importation of bioengineered seeds, food commodities, and processed foods. Ethiopia's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is admittedly unprepared to implement the new legislation [...]	2009-08-25 08:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV EAGR ETRD EAID ET
09ADDISABABA2096	CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN ETHIOPIA REACHES ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) Since the emergence of initial reports of cholera cases within Addis Ababa around August 10 the number of cases has risen sharply. As of August 26, 2,592 cases and four deaths were reported in Addis Ababa to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The number of cases continues to increase, althou [...]	2009-08-31 13:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO CASC SOCI KHIV ET
09ADDISABABA2926	REPORT OF 20TH GLOBAL FUND BOARD MEETING NOV 9-11, 2009 [...] The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB),and Malaria (Global Fund) held its 20th Board meeting on November 9-11, 2009, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The U.S. government (USG) holds a permanent seat on the Global Fund Board and works through the Board to make funding decisions and provid [...]	2009-12-14 13:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID TBIO ET
09ADDISABABA3008	ETHIOPIA BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel guidance, Embassy Addis Ababa submits the following request for biotechnology outreach funds to support a biotechnology workshop to be held by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in Addis Ababa February 2-4, 2010. USAID/Ethiopia is also supporting this effort. [...]	2009-12-24 08:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO ET
09ALGIERS615	H1N1 FLU CONFIRMED IN ALGERIA [...] (SBU) The Algerian Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed June 21 the first two cases of H1N1 flu in Algeria. The patients, an Algerian-American and one of her daughters, arrived June 16 on Lufthansa flight LH462 from Miami via Frankfurt. On June 19, the woman developed flu symptoms and went to a [...]	2009-06-23 13:17:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR TBIO AMED EAID KSTH AG
09AMEMBASSYHANOI1284	(SBU) UNSIC advances planning for April 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior United Nations (UN),European Union (EU),and USG officials met with government of Vietnam (GVN) officials in Hanoi on November 25-27 in preparation for the 7th Inter-Ministerial Conference for Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IMCAPI) to be held in Hanoi on April 19-21. The [...]	2009-12-01 08:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID EAGR PREL KFLU VM
09AMEMBASSYHANOI1290	(SBU) Avian H5N1 influenza A human fatality, Vietnam [...] (U) Summary: On November 30, 2009, Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the death of a 23 year-old man in Dien Bien province (in northern Vietnam) from the avian H5N1 strain of influenza A. Over one month earlier, on October 21, Dien Bien had reported a poultry outbreak. This is the fi [...]	2009-12-02 03:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID EAGR PREL KFLU VM
09AMMAN1399	JORDAN REPORTS 13 H1N1 INFLUENZA CASES [...] (U) Jordan has reported thirteen H1N1 cases as of June 22. The first two cases were reported on June 15, followed by 8 cases of Jordanian and Palestinian students returning from the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program (ref A). Thermal scanning sensors at Amman's Queen Alia International Air [...]	2009-06-22 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09AMMAN1880	Changes in Jordan's S&T Establishment Likely to Impact U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Secretary General at the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST),and other changes in Jordan's S&T establishment will challenge us to maintain the momentum under the U.S.-Jordan S&T agreement, which has had mixed success. Jordan's Scientific Research Fund, esta [...]	2009-08-20 13:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV PREL EAID TBIO TPHY ETRD PINR JO
09AMMAN1977	JORDAN REPORTS 150 H1N1 INFLUENZA CASES [...] Jordan has reported a total of 150 H1N1 cases as of August 27. Most cases have been concentrated in the metropolitan Amman area. The first H1N1 case reported outside the Amman area was a Saudi man studying at Mu'tah University in the Karak area. 2. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has institut [...]	2009-09-01 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR AMGT KFLU KFLO KSAF
09AMMAN432	Demarche Delivered on Biosafety: Jordan Does Not Plan to [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 10:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JO
09AMMAN473	Jordan Lifts Restrictions on U.S. Beef [...] (U) Action Request for USDA/FSIS in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has removed all product-specific restrictions on U.S. beef imports after over two years of discussions with the USG (reftels). The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has adopted the new World Org [...]	2009-02-22 04:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
09AMMAN992	MGSF01: EMBASSY AMMAN REVIEWS PREPAREDNESS FOR H1N1 [...] (U) The Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Task Force (PITF) met on April 29 and reviewed Embassy preparedness and Pandemic Tripwires. A message to the Embassy community was sent out with an update on the H1N1 influenza as well as general precautionary guidance. The PITF will continue to monitor the [...]	2009-04-30 10:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09ANKARA1473	DRAFT BIOTECH REGULATION COULD DISRUPT MORE THAN 1 [...] (SBU) Agricultural Affairs Office learned on October 9 that the Ministry of Agriculture intends shortly to issue a new regulation on agricultural biotechnology. As written, the regulation would have a drastic effect on U.S. agricultural exports valued at more than USD 1 billion per year. Acc [...]	2009-10-13 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON ETRD TU
09ANKARA1544	TURKISH BIOTECH REGULATION PUBLISHED, U.S. AG [...] (SBU) On October 26, the GOT published the biotechnology regulation described in reftel. The regulation is effective immediately (vice the 6 month implementation period reported earlier) and could affect up to USD 1 billion worth of U.S. agricultural exports. Apart from the effective date, th [...]	2009-10-26 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON ETRD TU
09ANKARA236	TURKEY - RESPONSE TO BIOSAFETY DEMARCHE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Emboffs contacted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU). The Directorate of Agricultural Research at MARA, which has been the lead agency [...]	2009-02-13 05:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO TU
09ANKARA335	TURKEY: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] Embassy Ankara is pleased to submit a request for a Science Fellow to come to Ankara for a month TDY during the summer of 2010. Embassy Ankara was fortunate to ave hosted a Fellow in 2007 who worked with Turkey's national scientific and research body (TUBITAK) to explore opportunities for sc [...]	2009-03-04 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA
09ANKARA366	TURKEY: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] Embassy Ankara is pleased to submit a request for a Science Fellow to come to Ankara for a month TDY during the summer of 2010. Embassy Ankara was fortunate to have hosted a Fellow in 2007 who worked with Turkey's national scientific and research body (TUBITAK) to explore opportunities for s [...]	2009-03-11 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA
09ANTANANARIVO142	CHINESE MALARIAL RESEARCH IN MADAGASCAR AND [...] (U) Summary: Chinese researchers have targeted several small islands: Nosy Be, Madagascar and Moheli, Comoros, to conduct drug trials of a new treatment with the hopes of eradicating malaria. Because malaria is among the top three causes of death and disease, especially among young children, [...]	2009-03-02 14:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO EAID CN MA
09ANTANANARIVO99	MADAGASCAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 12:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MA
09APIA12	SAMOA H1N1 CASES INCREASE, SAMOAN PRIME MINISTER POSSIBLE [...] SUMMARY: Samoa H1N1 cases escalate to 29 confirmed; Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi among suspected cases. 2. The Samoa Ministry of Health confirmed thirteen additional individuals to have tested positive in Samoa for the H1N1 influenza to bring the tally of confirmed positive ca [...]	2009-07-16 04:20:00	Embassy Apia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC AMED KFLU ASEC PGOV PINR WS
09ASHGABAT1269	TURKMENISTAN: MODERN HEALTH FACILITIES LACK DOCTORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Two months ago, the Turkmen government commissioned two major medical hospitals in Ashgabat, but the facilities remain closed due to a shortage of qualified medical personnel to staff the hospitals. The serious [...]	2009-10-05 11:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO TSPL SOCI EIND TX
09ASHGABAT1400	TURKMENISTAN: USAID TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 10, USAID and its implementer, Project HOPE, held a conference to mark the completion of their second five-year tuberculosis (TB) program. From 2000 to 2009, this program cooperated with the Ministry [...]	2009-11-02 09:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1551	TURKMENISTAN: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS ANNOUNCES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 23, USAID received a letter dated November 19 from Head of Mission- Turkmenistan for Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) announcing its intentions to end its operational presence in Turkmenistan. MSF had [...]	2009-12-04 11:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1597	INL-FUNDED IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five Turkmen Government officials participated in an INL-funded General Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Program in Alexandria, VA from December 1-4. Delegation members also met with INL Deputy [...]	2009-12-10 13:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT267	TURKMENISTAN: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT A [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Amcit Managing Director for Global Solutions of U.S. company, Tyco Telecommunications, and Mamia Sanadiradze, CEO of Georgian partner Caucasus Online, said in a meeting with Economic Officer on February 22 that they [...]	2009-02-27 12:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO TX GG
09ASHGABAT269	TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public I 2. (SBU) In a meeting on February 20, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, and Head of the Council's Research Forecasting and International Relations Departments, Orazmamed Vasov, said that [...]	2009-02-27 12:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA
09ASHGABAT38	TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Minister of Communications, Resulberdi Hojagurbanov, said at a January 7 meeting with the Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Europe and Eurasia, Daniel Stein, that the Ministry has great interest in [...]	2009-01-09 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECPS EIND TBIO TX
09ASHGABAT46	TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Supreme Council on Science and Technology officials said at a meeting with Dan Stein of the U.S. Trade Development Agency that they would welcome ideas on how to expand the national Internet network for educationa [...]	2009-01-13 11:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG TRGY TBIO TX
09ASHGABAT569	TFFLU01: OFFICIAL TURKMEN REACTION TO INFLUENZA A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Although there have been no reported cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan or in the Central Asia region, the government has taken certain steps in reaction to the influenza A (H1/N1) scare and has publicized many of these measures i [...]	2009-05-05 11:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09ASHGABAT623	TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, said in a meeting on May 12 that her organization is interested in collaboration with the following U.S. agencies under the Embassy Scie [...]	2009-05-15 11:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG EPA EPET PGOV SENV TBIO TSPL
09ASHGABAT629	TURKMENISTAN: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN THE ISOLATED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently thought of as a disease of the turn of the last century, tuberculosis (TB) has once again reared its ugly head. While, in modern times, TB is mostly associated with HIV infection in developing countries, [...]	2009-05-19 03:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI KZ
09ASTANA12	KAZAKHSTAN: SECURITY SERVICES QUESTION CDC/USAID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 2006, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Health (MoH) requested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Central Asia Region, Almaty (CDC/CAR-Almaty) conduct an epidemiological investigation relating to a pediatric HIV outbreak in Shymkent (southern Kazakhstan). Two [...]	2009-01-06 11:06:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC TBIO UZ KZ
09ASTANA1840	KAZAKHSTAN: CENTRAL REFERENCE LABORATORY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During the October 7-8 visit of Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman to Astana, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Andrew Weber asked several Kazakhstani officials to designate a single government entity to [...]	2009-10-13 05:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TBIO KZ
09ASTANA254	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-FUNDED PROJECTS IN STEPNOGORSK SHOW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently met with various interlocutors working on several U.S.-funded nonproliferation-related projects in Stepnogorsk. Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and challenges the Kazakhstani govern [...]	2009-02-12 08:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EAID EAGR TBIO KNNP KZ
09ASTANA255	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche on liability and redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on February 12 to MFA Americas Department official Alisa Kurmangali, and provided her with a non-paper containing the key issues of concern. She promised to pass this information to Aida Kussai [...]	2009-02-12 08:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO KZ
09ASTANA311	KAZAKHSTAN: ONCE "SECRET" BIOWEAPONS CITY STILL IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently accompanied several U.S. scientists on a trip to Stepnogorsk. Once a secret "closed" Soviet city dedicated to research on biological weapons, Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and cha [...]	2009-02-20 10:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EINV SOCI TBIO KNNP RS KZ
09ASTANA410	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE EAGER TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his March 4 introductory call on Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuymebayev, the Ambassador raised U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation in the field of education, including on the Bolashak program and reg [...]	2009-03-05 08:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TBIO KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA661	KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY -- INSPIRING STUDENTS [...] SUMMARY: The DCM addressed a World Tuberculosis Day conference for medical students at the Kazakhstan National Medical University on April 7. The conference, entitled "We Can Stop TB," aimed to motivate students to get involved in the country's fight against tuberculosis (TB) -- a disease th [...]	2009-04-17 11:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI KZ
09ASUNCION54	ASUNCION PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SPEAKER ON [...] Summary: Post wishes to join Montevideo (REFTEL 2) in the organization of a biofuels speaker program to take place in July 2009. Given Paraguay's interest in energy diversification and a pending bilateral renewable energy and biofuels MOU, post believes this funding possibility could spur d [...]	2009-01-27 19:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD UR
09ATHENS1389	GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 730 CONFIRMED CASES; NATIONAL ACTION [...] SUMMARY. As of July 29, according to the Greek Ministry of Health, there have been 730 confirmed H1N1 cases in Greece. Although there have been no fatalities so far, three serious cases of flu implications are being treated in the intensive care units of Greek hospitals. Health Minister Dim [...]	2009-07-31 15:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09ATHENS1816	GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 7,000 STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL; MASS [...] SUMMARY. The number of confirmed H1N1 cases has exceeded 2,100 in Greece in the period May-October 2009 but the unrecorded infections are estimated at 20 to 30 times that number. Greece had 12 serious cases and 3 fatalities from H1N1 infection to date, however 95 percent of patients have ful [...]	2009-10-06 09:44:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09ATHENS245	EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE: GREECE NOT READY TO TALK [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 06:17:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR TBIO GR
09ATHENS835	MGSF01: GREECE CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Hellenic National Health Operations Center (EKEPY) told EconOff on May 19 that Greece has confirmed its first case of H1N1 in a Greek who returned to Athens to New York on Olympic Airlines flight #412 on Saturday, May 16. EKEPY confirmed that the individual is study [...]	2009-05-19 15:01:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BAGHDAD1110	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (IRAQ) [...] (U) The Embassy Science Fellows Program offers an important opportunity to bring US government experts to Iraq, where they would be assigned to teach one- to three-month courses in the area of their expertise within the field of cultural heritage at the newly established National Training Insti [...]	2009-04-26 12:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL SENV TSPL TBIO AMGT EAGR ENRG ECON
09BAGHDAD1204	DEVELOPING IRAQ'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Through a series of meetings over a week-long visit, senior GOI officials told a visiting USG delegation from NEA/I and STAS that the GOI lacks a coherent Science and Technology (S-T) policy development and funding mechanism, and identified three similar but competing options th [...]	2009-05-07 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPHY SCUL TBIO TNGD TINT PREL KPAO IZ
09BAGHDAD1331	IRAQ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUNDING INADEQUATE [...] (SBU) From May 11-13, visitors from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation met with numerous Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss science and technology (S-T) policy development and funding. GOI officials admitted Iraq lacks a driving force and vision t [...]	2009-05-21 12:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPHY SCUL TBIO TNGD TINT PREL KPAO AORC
09BAKU181	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - AZERBAIJAN [...] (U) Subject of proposal and general information: - Topic: Coastal and Marine EcoSystem Management - Relevant Ministries/Agencies: Ministry of Ecology, Ministry of Energy, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR),State Oil Fund of Azerbaija (SOFAZ) - Timeframe: 1-3 months, Spring-Summer [...]	2009-03-06 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG AMGT APER AJ
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108	TFFLU01: NO H1N1 CASES BUT BRUNEI REMAINING VIGILANT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. The Government of Brunei (GoB) remains vigilant and continues an active public health campaign. Quarantines have occurred and the use of thermal scanners and medical questionnaires continue to be in use at air and sea entry points. Hospital [...]	2009-05-15 06:39:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139	BRUNEI REPORTS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) reported two confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. Both cases are students who had returned from Singapore and London, respectively. Two Bruneians, who were traveling in Saudi Arabia, were also reported as confirmed cases. The Government continues to issue wa [...]	2009-06-22 07:59:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN146	H1N1 CASES GROWING IN BRUNEI ALONG WITH CONCERN [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 cases have now reach 18 and will likely continue to grow. The Government of Brunei (GoB) reversed course and issued stricter warnings regarding travel. Containment efforts are focused on Brunei's schools, including international schools. A seasonal flu strain conti [...]	2009-06-26 07:58:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165	BRUNEI H1N1 CASES GROW DRAMATICALLY [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 case load grows dramatically each day. Total confirmed cases have surpassed 270. To date there has been one death attributed to H1N1, but the young patient had numerous pre-existing health conditions. Over 850 close contact persons have been quarantined, including [...]	2009-07-13 07:51:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN178	BRUNEI MOVES TO MITIGATION [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) announced plans to move from containment of the H1N1 virus to mitigation. As noted in reftels, this announcement has been expected. Concerns have been raised that the MoH's public health campaign and statements made by senior department officials are no [...]	2009-07-23 08:00:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80	AMBASSADOR TODD ENCOURAGES BRUNEI'S ENVIRONMENTALISM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Todd has encouraged Government of Brunei (GoB) officials, as well as the private sector to pursue more definitive actions to protect the environment. Of particular interest is the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative. Recently, Ambassador Todd met with the likely new head of Brune [...]	2009-04-03 07:53:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAID KINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN99	MGSF01: Brunei's response to H1N1 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-01 05:08:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANGKOK1060	MGSF01: Good Initial A/H1N1 Response in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has cautioned its public to avoid travel to parts of the U.S. and Mexico. In Thailand there have been no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine, but Ministry of Public Health officials, with CDC advice, are meeting daily as part of a robust p [...]	2009-04-29 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1102	MGSF01: No Thai H1N1, ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of ASEAN health ministers, to include Japanese, Chinese and South Korean representation. Thailand has continued its cautionary advisory [...]	2009-05-01 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1122	MGSF01: No Thai H1N1; ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. Control measures at the airports are in effect. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) + 3 (Japan, China, South Korea) heal [...]	2009-05-06 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1158	MGSF01: ASEAN+3 Flu Ministerial May 7-8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 Health Ministers from ASEAN + 3 (including China, Japan and South Korea) gathered in Bangkok for a "Special Meeting on Influenza A(H1N1);" a senior officials meeting took place on May 7. The resulting Joint Ministerial Statement asserted that a pandemic was imminent, th [...]	2009-05-12 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1359	MGSF01: WHO and GPO Thailand developing vaccines [...] SUMMARY. Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has been working with World Health Organization to develop its vaccine production capabilities for both seasonal and pandemic influenzas. The technology utilized will be through a sub-license from the American pharmaceutical comp [...]	2009-06-04 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK141	BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $5439 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2009. EEB's funding would support a speaker for a workshop, to be co-funded by USDA and USPTO, entitled Biotechnology and Risk Asses [...]	2009-01-20 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
09BANGKOK1435	MGSF01: 150 Thai H1N1 cases; Interagency Coordination [...] SUMMARY. The Thai Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education held an interagency coordination meeting on June 9 to discuss preparedness plans for the outbreak of H1N1 within the country. A representative from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) who attended the meeting found th [...]	2009-06-16 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1966	H1N1 Vaccine development in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is moving ahead with its program to produce H1N1 vaccines later this year. H1N1 continues to make headline news with the country's first prenatal infection, 81 deaths, over 10,000 cases and as many as 500,000 suspected cas [...]	2009-08-11 01:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK2384	EMBASSY THAILAND RESPONSE TO USG PARALLEL REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 08:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID TBIO TH
09BANGKOK2437	Landmark Thai/U.S. study: HIV Vaccine Effective [...] SUMMARY: A groundbreaking, six-year, joint Thai/U.S. HIV vaccine study found 31 percent efficacy in preventing HIV infection. The study was the first ever to show that a vaccine can prevent HIV infection, and the over 16,000 Thai volunteers made this the largest HIV vaccine trial ever conducte [...]	2009-09-24 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV EAID PREL TH
09BANGKOK3117	LOWER MEKONG NATIONS ENGAGE CHINA, TACKLE HYDROPOWER [...] (U) Summary: The Mekong River Commission (MRC) continues to mature as engagement with China expands. Member states Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam met at the MRC's 16th Council that included a meeting with the MRC Donor Consultative Group in Thailand November 26-28. Donors announced $66 [...]	2009-12-11 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV TH
09BANGKOK380	DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL (Thailand) [...] (U) Summary: FAS Counselor delivered Reftel demarche to the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) action agency, the Ministry of Natural Resources, on February 12. Thailand is not likely to have a policy position by the Mexico City meeting and will not send a representative. FAS and State continue [...]	2009-02-13 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO TH
09BANGKOK582	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (Thailand) [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 00:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON AMGT APER TH
09BANGKOK611	THAILAND HOSTS USG CUTTING EDGE DISEASE PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: With over one-fifth of Mission Bangkok's staff of roughly 2000 working on health issues, the Embassy hosts one of the USG's largest efforts to fight the world's most dangerous diseases: malaria, TB, dengue, HIV/AIDS and avian/pandemic influenza. USAID, HHS/CDC, USDA/APHIS and the Arme [...]	2009-03-10 12:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO KPAO KFLU KHIV ECON EAID TH
09BEIJING1135	MGSF01 H1N1 SWINE FLU OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 1 - NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of COB April 28 Beijing time, no cases of swine influenza (AH1N1) virus infection in humans or livestock had been reported by the local press or government authorities. As a precaution, the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQ [...]	2009-04-28 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1171	MGSF01 H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 2 [...] (U) The World Health Organization (WHO) China Representative Hans Troedsson reported on April 28 that while an "unspecified number" of suspected H1N1 are cases currently being investigated in China, to date, there still are no confirmed cases of infection by the virus in humans or livestock. [...]	2009-04-30 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1191	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1192	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 10:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1197	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 4 [...] (U) As of COB on May 5 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF D). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. Two others who had crossed o [...]	2009-05-05 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1210	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 5 [...] (U) As of COB on May 6 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF E). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. --A 38 year-old female has [...]	2009-05-06 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR

09BEIJING1223	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 5 - [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 10:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1224	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 6 - [...] (U) This cable corrects Beijing 1223. Please disregard Beijing 1223. AMERICANS IN QUARANTINE, QUARANTINE CHARGES, AND NOTIFICATION ----------------------- ------------------- ---------------- Â [...]	2009-05-07 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1241	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 Sent [...] (U) As of COB on May 4 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF C). 2. (SBU) Post has become aware of four American citizens who are being or were recent [...]	2009-05-08 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1245	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 7 [...] (U) As of COB on May 8 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). 2. (SBU) The 20-year old American citizen who had been in quarantine since May 2 was [...]	2009-05-08 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1264	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 8 - [...] (SBU) On May 11, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China. (NOTE: One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1(REF E) END NOTE). The 30 year-old male, a Chinese national, is a graduate student in St. Louis. He arri [...]	2009-05-11 11:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1274	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 9 [...] (SBU) As of COB May 12, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported one confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China, in Chengdu (REF A). One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). STATUS OF AMCIT QUARANTINE CASES -------------------------------- 2. (SB [...]	2009-05-12 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1283	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 10 [...] (SBU) On May 13, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) posted a travel advisory about travel to the U.S. related to the H1N1 outbreak. Earlier in the day, MFA had notified Embassy Beijing of their intent to issue the travel advisory, noting that the advisory is not a travel warning, but rat [...]	2009-05-13 11:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1298	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 11 [...] (SBU) As of COB May 14, there are two confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China, one in Jinan City (Shandong Province) confirmed on May 13, and one in Chengdu confirmed on May 11 (REF A and C). There had been one confirmed case previously reported in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F),and Hong Kong c [...]	2009-05-14 10:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1317	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 12 [...] (SBU) Mainland Chinese newspapers (both Chinese and English-language publications) have criticized U.S. government response to the H1N1 outbreak, blaming the "low-key approach" of the government and media for what it sees as ineffective prevention measures against the spread of the virus. The [...]	2009-05-15 10:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1335	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 13 [...] (U) As of May 18, there are three confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 16 the first confirmed case of infection of influenza A(H1N1)in Beijing Municipality. There are two other confirmed H1N1 cases on Mainland China (REF D and F). Hong K [...]	2009-05-18 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1352	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 14 [...] (U) As of May 19, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the suspected case in Guangzhou reported on May 18 has been confirmed as influenza A (H1N1) positive by China CDC (REF A). There are three other confirmed H [...]	2009-05-19 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1362	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 15 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 20 that the suspected case in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) was not/not influenza A (H1N1),but was seasonal influenza H3. As of May 20, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China (REF A, B, E and G). Hong [...]	2009-05-20 10:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1377	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 16 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) notified Embassy Beijing on May 21 that the Beijing Health Bureau reported its second confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) on May 20. This is the fifth confirmed cases on Mainland China. Hong Kong also has three confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1). -- [...]	2009-05-21 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1396	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 17 [...] (U) As of May 26, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced twelve confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. There are five confirmed cases in Beijing, and one case each in the following cities: Chengdu, Jinan City (Shandong Province),Guangzhou, Fuzhou (Fujian Province),[...]	2009-05-26 11:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1466	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 18 [...] (U) As of COB June 2, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 43 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 A/H1N1 influenza virus and one suspected case. Ten of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in e [...]	2009-06-02 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1548	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 19 [...] (U) As of COB June 9, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 97 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. 27 of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in nine provinces and the municip [...]	2009-06-09 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1596	CHINESE HEALTH OFFICIAL: H1N1 QUARANTINES WILL [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: During a June 12 meeting Beijing Health and Human Services (HHS) Attache had with Director General REN Minghui (please protect),head of the Ministry of Health's (MOH) Department of International Cooperation, to discuss other areas of the bilateral health relationship, [...]	2009-06-15 08:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL
09BEIJING1636	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 20 [...] (U) As of COB June 16, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 227 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Of the confirmed cases, 70 are American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in 15 provinces and the municipaliti [...]	2009-06-17 07:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1705	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 21 [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has scaled back its H1N1 reporting system. As of June 21, MOH now only requires daily case tallies from the Health Departments in the municipalities and provinces and no longer requires case-by-case reporting. MOH notification to Embassy Beijing now reflects [...]	2009-06-23 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1816	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 22 [...] (U) As of COB July 1, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 867 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Confirmed cases have been detected in 19 provinces and the municipalities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Of [...]	2009-07-01 11:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1885	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 23 [...] (U) As of COB July 7, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 1151 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Confirmed cases have been detected in 19 provinces and the municipalities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Of t [...]	2009-07-08 03:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1974	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP #24 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) informed Post on July 13 that as of July 11, it would no longer be sending daily notifications on newly-confirmed H1N1 cases and directed us to the MOH website for the latest H1N1 information. MOH now posts a daily announcement on their website that includ [...]	2009-07-14 03:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BEIJING2092	MEP OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT BALANCING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (SBU) In a press briefing on June 25 by Mr. WAN Bentai, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP),Wan strongly asserted that MEP's highest priority is to maintain and enforce national environmental laws, and actions to support these laws and regulations would be not be [...]	2009-07-22 06:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO PREL CH
09BEIJING2121	LOCAL OFFICIALS IGNORE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN CANCER [...] (SBU) "Cancer villages" appear to be as commonplace as water pollution in China. For local residents, it is not a question of whether cancer villages exist, but rather how badly cancer has afflicted the villages. Although local and international journalists have reported periodically on the l [...]	2009-07-24 09:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO PREL CH
09BEIJING257	AVIAN INFLUENZA--CHINA UPDATE JAN/FEB 2009 [...] SUMMARY: (U) As the country shut down and the population traveled home for the Chinese New Year, four more cases of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),influenza A/H5N1, were confirmed (during the January 24-31 period) in the provinces of Guizhou and Hunan, as well a [...]	2009-02-03 23:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PREL HHS CH
09BEIJING2703	U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U. S. [...] (U) Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Shanghai CDC) are collaborating on preparations for the World Expo 2010, including, developing a healt [...]	2009-09-22 03:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO SOCI CH APER
09BEIJING2795	CHINESE MORE FREE TO DECIDE BIRTH TIMING AND SPACING BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China has relaxed some family planning controls and is turning towards more incentive-based mechanisms for the enforcement of family planning policies and targets. Although a restrictive policy, especially for urban areas, still exists, the most significant progress is increasi [...]	2009-09-29 23:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KPAO KPOP PHUM TBIO UNFPA CH
09BEIJING2808	CARROTS AND STICKS IN CHINA'S ENFORCEMENT OF FAMILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Beijing experts on family planning assert that China's family planning efforts have broadened beyond population targets and include a number of programs and strategies emphasizing a more incentive-based and service-oriented approach. Targets remain, however, as do heavy financi [...]	2009-09-30 08:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KPAO KPOP TBIO CH
09BEIJING2813	AUSPICIOUS JCM: MARKING THIRTY YEARS OF U.S.-CHINA SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Senior Chinese government officials from across China's science and technology (S&T) establishment are eagerly looking forward to engaging their U.S. government counterparts at the upcoming 13th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology, set to take place in Washington, DC [...]	2009-10-03 00:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG TSPA TPHY TBIO CH
09BEIJING2814	U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U. S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In mid-September, a request for technical consultation by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC),and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS) experts working in China on 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) was made by Dr. WANG Yu, Director of the [...]	2009-10-06 23:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO SOCI CH GT KE EG TH KZ
09BELMOPAN425	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 19:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO BH
09BERLIN1001	H1N1 UPDATE: 11,493 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 390 new cases, bringing the total as of August 14 to 11,493. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. A dispute between the government and the health insurance companies over flu shot payments has been resolv [...]	2009-08-14 14:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1003	AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY INFORMED ON US [...] (SBU) On August 12, EconOff delivered ref A non-paper to MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director, Markus Klinger, informing Germany of the US intention to submit a proposal for a "Chemical Micro-Reactor Systems Experts Group" at the September 2009 Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Pa [...]	2009-08-14 16:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PARM PGOV PREL PINR TBIO KSTC FR GM
09BERLIN1007	H1N1 UPDATE: 12,120 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 627 new cases, bringing the total as of August 17 to 12,120. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. The German government plans to order enough vaccine for 80 percent of its population. END SUMMARY 2. [...]	2009-08-17 15:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1012	H1N1 UPDATE: 12,830 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over the past two days by 710 new cases, bringing the total as of August 19 to 12,830. The daily rate of increase has slightly declined. On August 19, the Cabinet approved a Health Ministry regulation on establishing p [...]	2009-08-19 15:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1014	H1N1 UPDATE: 13,180 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over yesterday by 350 new cases, bringing the total as of August 20 to 13,180. Germany ranks first in confirmed virus infections among European countries. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 20 press briefing, the Na [...]	2009-08-20 15:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1023	H1N1 UPDATE: 13,180 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 560 cases, bringing the total as of August 21 to 13,740. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 21 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a total of 5 [...]	2009-08-24 05:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1025	H1N1 UPDATE: 14,325 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over the weekend by 585 cases, bringing the total as of August 24 to 14,325. Local health officials said that the recent Berlin World Championship in Athletics had no impact on the increase in H1N1 cases in the capital. [...]	2009-08-25 05:26:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1039	H1N1 UPDATE: 14,581 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased slightly by 256 cases, bringing the total as of August 25 to 14,581. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 25 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a t [...]	2009-08-26 11:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1046	H1N1 UPDATE: 14,940 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased slightly by 359 cases, bringing the total as of August 26 to 14,940. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia proposes protection for pregnant women working with flu patients. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 26 press [...]	2009-08-27 12:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1047	H1N1 UPDATE: GERMANY PASSES 15,000 CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany has passed the 15,000 mark. On August 27, 319 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 15,259. German health authorities expect a second massive wave of infections in winter. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 27 press [...]	2009-08-27 14:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1056	H1N1 UPDATE: 15,878 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the weekend to 15,878 cases on August 31. Opinion polls show that fewer Germans are interested in flu vaccination this fall/winter. Health authorities are planning an awareness campaign to encourage people to get vaccinat [...]	2009-08-31 15:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1089	H1N1 UPDATE: 16,584 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose to 16,584 cases on September 3. Germany reported its first severe case of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 3 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confir [...]	2009-09-04 07:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1096	H1N1 UPDATE: 17,265 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 681 cases to 17,265 cases on September 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its September 8 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a total of 698 new (labor [...]	2009-09-08 15:46:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1104	H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million courses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...]	2009-09-09 14:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1111	H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES (UPDATED) [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million doses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Rober [...]	2009-09-10 09:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1115	H1N1 UPDATE: 17,790 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 146 cases to 17,790 on September 10. Munich International School confirms case(s) of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 10 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institu [...]	2009-09-10 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1128	H1N1 UPDATE: 17,937 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 147 cases to 17,937 on September 11. Munich International School, which includes Mission children, has reported two cases of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 11 press briefing, the National Reference Center [...]	2009-09-11 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1163	H1N1 UPDATE: 19,015 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 218 cases to 19,015 on September 16. Nordrhein-Westfalen remains the German state with the highest number of confirmed virus cases. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 17 press briefing, the National Reference Cent [...]	2009-09-18 16:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1200	Mission Germany Pandemic Influenza Working Group [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a September 18 meeting of Mission Germany's Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG),Mission Germany remains under tripwire two. A core group of PIWG members will begin meeting biweekly as we head into the flu season. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Mission Germany's Pandemi [...]	2009-09-28 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1201	H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH AS GERMANY HITS 20,000 MARK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 175 cases over the weekend to a total of 20,068 on September 28. Germany reported its first suspected H1N1 death. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 28 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at [...]	2009-09-28 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1236	H1N1 UPDATE: 21,129 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 481 cases to a total of 21,129 on October 2. RKI and ECDC have confirmed the first H1N1 death in Germany. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to Germany in the com [...]	2009-10-02 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1267	H1N1 Update: 22,110 Cases; Second Death Reported [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 507 cases to 22,110 on October 8. RKI has announced the death of a 5-year old boy from Munich (Bavaria) who had been infected with H1N1. Germany hopes to start its H1N1 vaccination program at the end of October. END SUMM [...]	2009-10-09 09:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1304	H1N1 Update: 22,936 Cases; Concerns over Vaccine [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 942 cases to a total of 22,936. As of October 12, Germany is reporting new H1N1 cases on a weekly, rather than daily, basis. The Ministry of Health (BMG) announced that the H1N1 vaccination program will [...]	2009-10-20 06:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1389	H1N1 Update: 29,907 Confirmed Cases; 4 New H1N1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 21-29, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 3,075 to a total of 29,907 cases. Four more H1N1 deaths have been reported for a total of 6 deaths in Germany. In an October 26 meeting, the Vice President of the Robert Koch Institute stated that we ar [...]	2009-11-03 14:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1418	H1N1 Spikes By Over a Third in a Week: 10,368 New [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 26 to November 1, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 10,368 cases to 40,271 total cases. Five more deaths were reported in Germany due to H1N1 increasing the total number of death to eleven. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its November 9 press briefi [...]	2009-11-09 15:20:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1451	Spike of H1N1 Cases - 53,957 Total; 5 New Deaths [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 14,890 cases to a total of 53,957 cases. Five more H1N1 related deaths were reported in Germany, increasing the total number of deaths to sixteen. Germany plans to order 150,000 doses of a non-adjuvant v [...]	2009-11-16 15:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1500	H1N1 Cases Continue to Skyrocket in Germany; New Low- [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26,579 cases to a total of 86,654 cases. This is the third consecutive week with an approximately 30 percent increase in the number of confirmed H1N1 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increas [...]	2009-11-24 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1518	H1N1 Update: 132,965 Confirmed Cases, 61 [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 8-20, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 33,787 cases to a total of 132,965 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to sixty-one. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its weekly press briefing on November 30, the National Reference Center [...]	2009-12-01 14:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1576	H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Peaked in November [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 28-December 4, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 11,582 to a total of 192,348 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to ninety-four. Germany is considering selling its surplus H1N1 vaccine. Our analysis of infection rates sug [...]	2009-12-14 05:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1588	GERMANY REQUESTS ASSURANCES ON VIRUS EXPORT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) German MFA Deputy Head of Division for Export Control Markus Klinger provided the following non-paper to Econoff, seeking additional assurances related to a proposed export of extremely dangerous pathogens to the U.S. Army [...]	2009-12-15 13:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MOPS PARM TBIO GM
09BERLIN1603	H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Continues to Fall [...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 5-December 11, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 6,800 to a total of 203,713 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 119. END SUMMARY 2. (U) The Influenza Working Group of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported on Dec [...]	2009-12-18 14:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN195	GERMANY TO FOLLOW EU LEAD AND SEES ITSELF AS A BRIDGE ON [...] Summary: The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) will represent Germany at the upcoming meeting in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress. BMELV will be represented by Wolfgang Koehler and Dr. Jan-Erik Bucha [...]	2009-02-17 12:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09BERLIN294	Bavarian Avian Influenza Incident Report [...] (U) Summary: A duck shot on January 10, 2009 in Bavaria was confirmed on March 10 as a carrier of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1virus. The bird was tested as part of a routine wild bird surveillance program. Germany considers the event an isolated incident, and there are no [...]	2009-03-12 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR TBIO KFLU PREL ECON CASC GM
09BERLIN488	3 SUSPECTED SWINE FLU CASES IN GERMANY / EMBASSY [...] (SBU) German media reported on April 27 that three Germans -- two men who recently returned from Mexico and a woman -- have been quarantined in the western city of Bielefeld after exhibiting swine flu-like symptoms. Preliminary tests on two of the patients did not support suspicions of swine [...]	2009-04-28 05:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN494	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]	2009-04-29 12:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN495	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]	2009-04-29 13:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN512	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 8 CONFIRMED, FIRST HUMAN-TO- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed five new cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany over the weekend, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. One man from Bavaria and a couple from Brandenburg tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu- l [...]	2009-05-05 05:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN518	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 9 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. One man from Saxony- Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. The German government announce [...]	2009-05-06 05:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN520	SCENESETTER FOR GERMAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER AIGNER'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) German Agricultural Minister Ilse Aigner's trip to New York and Washington, D.C. during the week of May 12-16, will be her first official visit to the United States since assuming her position in November 2008. Aigner is new to the international arena and this visit is billed as [...]	2009-05-06 09:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD GM TBIO
09BERLIN526	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 10 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to ten. One man from Saxony-Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. Despite the increase in fl [...]	2009-05-07 17:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN537	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 11 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eleven. One man from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from the U.S. with flu-like symptoms. This is the first German tr [...]	2009-05-08 15:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN538	GERMAN COURT DECISION ON MON810 CREATES AGRICULUTRAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 5, the administrative court in Braunschweig rejected Monsanto's request for an injunction against the cultivation ban for MON810. Monsanto contacts report that it is considering an appeal of the decision. The announcement was widely covered by radio, TV, and internet [...]	2009-05-08 15:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN545	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 12 CONFIRMED CASES; Bavarian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to twelve. One woman from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico. RKI reports a mild course of the virus in Germany [...]	2009-05-11 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN582	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 14 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to fourteen. The spouse and son of a man from the state of Saxony-Anhalt confirmed to have the virus two weeks ago also tested [...]	2009-05-18 14:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN626	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 17 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed three additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to seventeen. Of the three new cases, a six-year-old girl who attends a day care center in Duesseldorf contracted the virus [...]	2009-05-22 18:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN641	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 19 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 28, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nineteen. A small child from the US and a man from Norway traveling to North Rhine-Westphalia tested positive for H1N1. RK [...]	2009-05-28 12:26:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN657	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: Spike in Germany - 31 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 12 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty-one. The majority of new infections stem from Germans who recently traveled to the US. There is a media report of a [...]	2009-06-03 05:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN658	BIOTECH ROUNDTABLE EXPOSES RIFT BETWEEN POLIITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The first of a series of German roundtables on Plant Genetics on May 20 concluded that research in plant biotechnology remains essential to Germany as a research center and to the world as a response to food and energy needs. However, tension remains behind the scenes between [...]	2009-06-03 05:59:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN663	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 6 NEW CASES; 37 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 3, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 6 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty- seven. The majority of the infections occurred in the US. The affected states are Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxo [...]	2009-06-03 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN672	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: AN 11-CASE SPIKE, 49 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 49 on June 5 as eleven more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The states of Lower-Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate reported their first infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 5, the National Reference Cen [...]	2009-06-05 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN686	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: A 19-CASE SPIKE, 68 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 68 on June 8 as nineteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Two US soldiers at a military facility in Landstuhl (Rhineland-Palatinate) are infected with the virus and several other US military cases are suspe [...]	2009-06-09 14:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN695	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 86 on June 10, as twenty more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The four suspected military cases at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were confirmed positive. RKI says the growth of cases in Germany does not rep [...]	2009-06-10 16:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN697	GERMAN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT RULES AGAINST MONSANTO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 28, 2009, a higher Administrative Court in Lueneburg, Germany rejected Monsanto's appeal to lift the MON 810 biotech corn cultivation and marketing ban imposed by the German Agricultural Ministry. The decision upheld an earlier lower Administrative Court's ruling on Ma [...]	2009-06-10 16:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN704	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 95 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 95 on June 11, as nine more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Most of the new cases in Germany are occurring in children and young adults. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 11, the National Reference Center for I [...]	2009-06-11 16:18:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN710	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 111 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 111 on June 12, as sixteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. More school children have contracted the virus. Despite the raise in the WHO pandemic alert level, there is no change in German measures. END [...]	2009-06-15 05:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN714	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 172 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 172 on June 15, as fifty-six more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus over the weekend. The day also brought the first confirmed H1N1 case in Berlin. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 15, the National Reference C [...]	2009-06-16 05:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN720	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 195 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 195 on June 16, as twenty-three more people were confirmed to be infected with the virus. Most of the spike in H1N1 cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 16, the National Reference Center for In [...]	2009-06-17 05:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM RO
09BERLIN735	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 229 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 229 on June 18, as thirty-four further infections were confirmed. First case of H1N1 confirmed in Bremen. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its pres [...]	2009-06-19 05:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN738	H1N1 - MISSION GERMANY'S READINESS AND PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany has had spike of H1N1 cases throughout the country, resulting in an average daily increase in new cases of over ten percent over the past two weeks. We review the country's outbreak status daily and are implementing measures consistent with Mission tripwire two. This ca [...]	2009-06-19 09:59:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN744	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 251 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 251 on June 19, as twenty-two further infections were confirmed. The majority of newly confirmed cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 19, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robe [...]	2009-06-19 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN747	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 278 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 278 on June 22, as twenty-seven new infections were confirmed. The fourth H1N1 infection in Berlin was confirmed over the weekend. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 22, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Ins [...]	2009-06-22 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN754	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 301 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 301 on June 23, as twenty-three new infections were confirmed. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 23, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing 23 new laboratory-confi [...]	2009-06-23 15:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN762	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 332 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 332 on June 24, as thirty-one new infections were confirmed. State Health Ministers are meeting today in Thuringia to discuss H1N1 situation. Chancellor Merkel visited the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on June 23 and assured that the cou [...]	2009-06-24 15:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN769	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 333 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose by one infection to 333 on June 25. (Authorities identified six new cases, but retracted five previously- confirmed ones, adjusting the total increase to one.) State health ministers reassured the public after meeting on June 24 in T [...]	2009-06-25 15:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN775	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 358 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 25 cases to a total of 358. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 25, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-six new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtracted o [...]	2009-06-26 15:22:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN781	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 388 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 30 cases to a total of 388 on June 29. Germany has the third highest number of infections in the EU. SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 29, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirty-o [...]	2009-06-30 11:03:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN783	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 417 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 29 cases to a total of 417 on June 30. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 30, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-nine new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany. This [...]	2009-06-30 13:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN795	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 429 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 12 cases to a total of 429 on July 1. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 1, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirteen new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtr [...]	2009-07-01 14:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN808	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1 INFECTIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 41 cases to a total of 470 on July 2. Germany's airports take different precautions to keep the virus from spreading. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 2, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press [...]	2009-07-06 05:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM

09BERLIN812	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...]	2009-07-06 16:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM

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