Duane Gubler
Duane Gubler
crisis react until
We don't do anything until there's a crisis, and then we try to react to it and it's always too little, too late.
average complacent concept middle sitting
Hawaiians are pretty complacent sitting out here in the middle of the Pacific. I don't think the average person has any concept of the threat.
regional singapore
Singapore probably underscores the need for regional controls.
reason surprise suspect total west
It was a total surprise to us. There was no reason to suspect that we'd find West Nile here.
clear disease global quite
It's a global pandemic. It's quite clear that the disease...has evolved. There just is more dengue in the world.
basically diseases ignored neglected
Dengue is one of these neglected diseases ... it's basically been ignored for many, many years.
economic social tremendous tropical
Dengue is now one of the most important tropical diseases. While it doesn't kill that many people, it has tremendous economic and social impact.