Maria Cheng Quotes

When this outbreak (in Turkey) was first reported, there was a lot of concern it was behaving differently. - Maria Cheng

We've seen images where quite clearly they are not protected properly. We see people with bare hands, their eyes, their nose and their mouth uncovered, where they are possibly breathing in virus. - Maria Cheng

We've never seen so many outbreaks of the same virus in so many different regions. Our concern obviously is that humans could potentially come into contact with birds infected with H5N1, which would mean populations worldwide are potentially at risk. - Maria Cheng

We'd like to see all these cases investigated rapidly so that we can determine what the mode of transmission was, what the source of exposure was, and whether or not there were any characteristics of the situation that are different from what we've seen in Asia. - Maria Cheng

We shouldn't be seeing human cases first, and this points to serious gaps in surveillance. But given the situation in Turkey, I don't think we'd be surprised to see isolated humans cases in surrounding areas. - Maria Cheng

We regrettably announce that the first bird flu case in Iraq is totally certain. - Maria Cheng

We need more clarification because both apparently had been exposed to sick chickens. - Maria Cheng

We know that mammals can be infected by H5N1, but we don't know what this means for humans. - Maria Cheng

We know cats can be infected. We know H5N1 is capable of infecting a wide diversity of mammals. We are not exactly sure what it means for human health, but I don't think it raises WHO concerns. - Maria Cheng

We don't have enough information to make any kind of hypothesis. - Maria Cheng

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