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. |
It means that there is a question mark that hangs over the progress of the virus in China. It's perhaps more significant to get animal viruses, because this virus is still something that is primarily in the animal sector. |
It would not be surprising if the investigation can confirm that the boy is H5N1-positive. |
It's certainly a situation where the viruses need to be shared and not only shared but shared in a timely and consistent manner. |
It's not a surprise. It shows that China like other countries that have bird flu in poultry can have human cases. |
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. |
Migratory birds are a pretty common reservoir of avian flu, although it would be hard to confirm the link, |
Migratory birds are a pretty common reservoir of avian flu, although it would be hard to confirm the link. |
Regardless of what happens in Turkey, the[Chinese] virus samples are still extremely important. |
That was something that made China very upset indeed. |
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. |
The latest deaths indicate that H5N1 is a particularly virulent pathogen, as we have seen in cases in other countries. |
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. |
The virus is of course entrenched in the environment, not only in China but in many other countries. |
There are still many questions. |