Roy Wadia
Roy Wadia
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This is a reiteration of how much of a public health threat bird flu really is. Sometimes it takes a human case or a suspected human case to raise the alarm, to remind us that no country, whether China or anywhere else, can afford to be complacent.
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This is a psychologically telling moment for a country that has never had bird flu cases in the past in humans.
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I don't think the ministry is trying to conceal the cases, ... The cases occurred in a remote and isolated area, and the symptoms might be similar to many other diseases, so it's not easy to determine the reasons.
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It just shows you that anything can happen at any time. It's a very unpredictable situation, whether on the human side or the animal side.
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The latest outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in China shows once again how entrenched this virus appears to be in the environment in this part of the world.
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The latest deaths indicate that H5N1 is a particularly virulent pathogen, as we have seen in cases in other countries.
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The important thing is how the authorities handle the outbreak, how swiftly it is addressed and how quickly birds are culled. China in that practice has plenty of experience, so we are confident from the animal point of view the outbreaks are tackled as quickly as they can be.