Roy Wadia
Roy Wadia
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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'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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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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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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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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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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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 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.
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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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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.
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To put it mildly, it's a serious problem everywhere, not just in China.
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Both were in critical condition, so it is not surprising that they have passed away.