The recent cases that we've seen are cases reported in areas where no poultry outbreaks have been reported, but this does not mean that they were not exposed to infected poultry. |
There is a likelihood that they were exposed to infected poultry but there were no obvious signs of large poultry die-offs to indicate that poultry in those areas had been infected. |
There is an equal level of concern on the movement and transport of poultry... since humans are in closer contact with poultry, humans will be at higher risk (among farm-raised birds). |
Today, we saw a son who was extremely distressed at the guilt he feels for not having been able to save his father from the force of the tsunami. Such people urgently need a support system to help them cope with this traumatic experience. |
We don't know whether the use of vaccines is reducing the viral load and not causing birds to die, or if the birds may continue to shed virus without symptoms. We don't know if the virus is adapting itself into the poultry. |
We need more information to confirm or deny any association with avian influenza or not, |
We need more information to confirm or deny any association with avian influenza or not. |
We'd like to know what tests were conducted. |
We'll likely see more cases this coming winter. It's not surprising. If there are more outbreaks, it means there is the likelihood of transmissions to humans. |