Uh-oh.
Thank the heavens, it's Filipino (singular!) and not FilipinoS, yet.
Negligible risk?
I think that's a hasty conclusion.
UPDATE on 30 Jan. 2009 ---
Still no immediate health risk but still a concern. From one person to five people now. What's next?
Thank the heavens, it's Filipino (singular!) and not FilipinoS, yet.
At least one person has tested positive for the Ebola-Reston virus in the Philippines, where the disease has broken out in pigs at two farms north of the capital, the government said on Friday.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque told a news conference that there was little immediate health risk but experts warned the virus' jump to humans was a concern.
"This presents a negligible risk to human health," Duque said. ~ Reuters, 23 Jan 2009
Negligible risk?
I think that's a hasty conclusion.
UPDATE on 30 Jan. 2009 ---
Still no immediate health risk but still a concern. From one person to five people now. What's next?
