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"Mr President, I should like to thank the Commissioner for his very detailed statement which, without wishing in any way to put aside the devastation of the impact of this outbreak, will have counteracted some of the hysteria that we have encountered.
There was complete agreement that slaughter and containment was the most effective policy when this disease broke out. But for the rapid action of the United Kingdom Government to ban exports and impose movement restrictions and alert other Member States, the impact on the Continent and in Britain would have been far greater. Sound-bite television has not been helpful to public understanding of this complicated disease – as you may have experienced a few moments ago, Commissioner. Vaccination is not as simple as some suggest. I congratulate the Commissioner for making that clear and destroying some of the myths that have been bandied about. The Standing Committee has only agreed to vaccination with the proviso that quarantine, slaughter and disposal remain the most effective means of eradicating the disease. That clear message should go out from this Parliament.
There is no threat to human health. The vast majority of Britain's countryside is disease-free and open for business, subject to sensible precautions about staying away from farm land and farm animals.
This outbreak will continue for some time and must, as the Commissioner said, be followed by a full inquiry. There is little doubt that the virulence of the virus and the extensive sheep movements just before the outbreak have been important factors in the spread of the disease. But we need to know more about the incubation period, the epidemiology of the virus and how farming practices have been contributing factors. I welcome the commitment of the Commissioner to look at all these and other factors.
Pontificating on instant solutions in advance of an inquiry will not be helpful."@en1
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