Roy Wadia Flu Quotations

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.

This is a way to drive home to all the people in China how dangerous bird flu is. We are certainly very encouraged that they are raising the alarm.

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.

This is a psychologically telling moment for a country that has never had bird flu cases in the past in humans.

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.

It is very possible that people will catch the bird flu virus.

It's not a surprise. It shows that China like other countries that have bird flu in poultry can have human cases.