Fadela Chaib
Fadela Chaib
cases closely crowded fear measles people temporary together
We fear that if people huddle closely together in temporary shelters and crowded conditions, more measles cases could occur.
case chickens children faced flu hypothesis infected played sick start
The first working hypothesis is that the children touched, played with sick chickens and were infected that way. But they are also going to try to see if we are faced with a first case of human-to-human transmission, which would be the start of a flu epidemic.
quick run stocks term wounded
It is not too late. The wounded will need long term care, and the hospitals' stocks are quick to run out.
islands movement people risk
... because there's a lot of movement of people between the islands in the region, there is a risk of it spreading.
health injured routine work workers
health workers are overwhelmed by injured and routine work is disrupted.
cases certainly contact looking source whether
They (the dead) were certainly all in contact with the same source of infection, but they (the WHO team) will also try to see whether we are looking at the first cases of human-to-human transmission.
case country outside
Even one case in a country is a problem, because it can circulate in the country and outside the country.