Michael Perdue Widespread Quotations

It could reduce the mutation level . . . you are less likely to have widespread mutation than if you had 20 strains hop-scotching across Asia.

It could reduce the mutation level ... you are less likely to have widespread mutation than if you had 20 strains hop-scotching across Asia.

It could reduce the mutation level... you are less likely to have widespread mutation than if you had 20 strains hop-scotching across Asia. Surveillance and response of H5N1 in both animals and humans needs to be strengthened in all regions bordering countries where outbreaks have been identified.

Clearly, we're not seeing widespread classical influenza infections with this virus or we would have picked it up by now. I think the case fatality rate probably is pretty significant given the data that we have.

The evidence for widespread asymptomatic infections is just not there.

The evidence for widespread asymptomatic infections is just not there. The (more recent) studies that have been done, one of the reasons frankly that I think they haven't been followed up on, is they haven't found many positives. You don't get too excited about all negative serology (blood work).