Welcoming the current success of the affected countries in combating the severe acute respiratory syndrome, which illustrates the importance of political commitment and strong leadership by affected countries and the role of the World Health Organization in controlling such epidemics, while mindful of the fact that the fight against new and re-emerging diseases such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome and avian influenza is far from over,
欢迎受严重急性呼吸系统综合征影响的国家当前同该疾病作斗争取得的成功，这表明受影响国家的政治承诺和强有力的领导的重要性以及世界卫生组织在控制此类流行病方面的作用，同时铭记着同严重急性呼吸系统综合征和禽流感等新型和再次出现的疾病进行的斗争远未结束，