Maria Cheng
Maria Cheng
information
We don't have enough information to make any kind of hypothesis.
dangerous information suggest virus
We don't have any information to suggest that this virus is more pathogenic or dangerous than other viruses.
cases information
We don't have any information about cases actually in the capital.
bare breathing clearly eyes images mouth nose people possibly protected quite seen
We've seen images where quite clearly they are not protected properly. We see people with bare hands, their eyes, their nose and their mouth uncovered, where they are possibly breathing in virus,
common draw either exposure human hypothesis information possible poultry sick
It is possible that they all had common exposure to sick poultry but it is also possible there may have been human to human transmission. We don't have enough information to draw a hypothesis either way.
adapt bird definitely exploring flu networks prevention
I think that's something we'll definitely be exploring how can we adapt these networks to be used for bird flu prevention campaigns?
somewhere
It could be Asia. It could be somewhere else.
people suspect
There are no other suspect cases. There aren't any other people under observation.
apparently condition critical
He is apparently in critical condition in hospital.
beijing cases exposure history human identified informed office province seems somebody
Our office in Beijing was informed of this today. It is in a province that hasn't identified human cases before but it is somebody who seems to have a history of exposure to poultry.
close contacts detect failed further testing
testing and monitoring of more than 300 close contacts failed to detect any further cases.
changing health indication people virus workers
I think really, (illness in) people like health-care workers and first responders would be our first indication that something is changing in the virus to make it more transmissible.
apparently both exposed sick
We need more clarification because both apparently had been exposed to sick chickens.