Roy Wadia
Roy Wadia
confirmed found given information problem serious
To put it mildly, it's a serious problem everywhere, not just in China. We haven't confirmed (the two deaths) in the sense that this is information given to us by China. It's not that we went out there and found out ourselves.
problem serious
To put it mildly, it's a serious problem everywhere, not just in China.
both critical passed surprising
Both were in critical condition, so it is not surprising that they have passed away.
cases happening seen
We've seen that happening in other cases as well, so it's not surprising.
china upset
That was something that made China very upset indeed.
across bird cases china continue continues crop endemic entirely flu human possible poultry
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.
certainly concerned extremely seems
It certainly is a significant outbreak. It seems that they are extremely concerned about it.
birds die difficult dying exposed few means people sick small stop
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.
animals area difficult dying identify might sick small
If the animals in the area were sick and dying, and if they were dying in small numbers, it might have been very difficult to identify that as an outbreak.
although birds common confirm hard reservoir
Migratory birds are a pretty common reservoir of avian flu, although it would be hard to confirm the link,
commitment details hoped logistics mechanism regular serve sharing virus
Details and logistics still have to be finalized, but the commitment is there, and it is hoped that this sharing will serve as a template for a regular virus sharing mechanism for the future.
bird china countries flu human poultry shows
It's not a surprise. It shows that China like other countries that have bird flu in poultry can have human cases.
change chinese commitment improving occur officials situation
Chinese officials have acknowledged this and other challenges, and there is a commitment to improving the situation but change won't occur overnight.
conclusion formal process saying
Because the formal investigative process is still under way, we are not issuing a formal conclusion right now, we are just saying that it is very probably that it will be declared as such.