Roy Wadia
Roy Wadia
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It's still early days in terms of human cases being found in China. There isn't that much experience perhaps in dealing with possible human cases, and further support might be needed more now than perhaps later.
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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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As more outbreaks occur among poultry and animals around the world, and as more human cases occur, the virus has more chances to transmit more effectively from animals to humans, or possibly among humans as well.
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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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We've seen that happening in other cases as well, so it's not surprising.
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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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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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The latest deaths indicate that H5N1 is a particularly virulent pathogen, as we have seen in cases in other countries.
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They will go back in time and review all the steps that have been taken, see if anything has been excluded or if any information that has been collected and not recognized as important.
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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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It's certainly a situation where the viruses need to be shared and not only shared but shared in a timely and consistent manner.
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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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They'll probably seek to meet the patients or their families.