Roy Wadia
Roy Wadia
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Migratory birds are a pretty common reservoir of avian flu, although it would be hard to confirm the link,
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It is entirely possible that more human cases will crop up now and then across China as outbreaks in poultry continue and as bird flu continues to be endemic in the environment.
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It is very possible that people will catch the bird flu virus.
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Although this is only a guess, there have been some examples in which human cases of bird flu were reported first and then the animal epidemic.
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They have taken the situation very seriously indeed -- including the high profile visit by the prime minister, observation of thousands of people, enforcing bird culls and vaccinating poultry.
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This is a way to drive home to all the people in China how dangerous bird flu is. We are certainly very encouraged that they are raising the alarm.
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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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If it's just a few sporadic birds dying off, people are then exposed and then get sick and die -- it means it's a very difficult thing to stop when it's on a small scale.
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It's not a surprise. It shows that China like other countries that have bird flu in poultry can have human cases.
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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.
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It would not be surprising if the investigation can confirm that the boy is H5N1-positive.
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The virus is of course entrenched in the environment, not only in China but in many other countries.
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That was something that made China very upset indeed.