Chapter 551 Let time test
Nile Province.
Rowenad Village.
A group of people in white coats gathered in front of several houses in Rowenad Village. Many people wanted to watch, but were driven away by the city police.
A long cordon surrounded the house marked with red paint. People in white coats were fully armed, wearing masks and gloves, holding pliers in their hands, picking and picking.
The policemen in military green loudly shouted to the villagers of Rowenad Village in front of them: "Don't come close. It's best not to come close to these houses within this week. Down below, we are going to burn these houses, so It’s best for everyone not to watch the fun and be careful of accidental injuries.”
At this time, another policeman said: "Also, I want to ask you one last time if anyone in the village has hidden the infected person's personal belongings. You'd better think about it carefully and don't take advantage of it. I want to remind you that the virus is contagious. But we're not sure how he was infected, so it's better to be sure."
At this time, the villagers loudly said: "Don't worry, officer, we know how to deal with the plague. We don't dare to take the belongings of the dead. Who would risk their lives for a small gain?"
"Very well, it's best not."
In fact, this small village in the west of the Nile River Province cannot have anything valuable worth coveting. Moreover, most of the immigrants’ belongings were distributed by East Africa. As I said, I'm just asking this to make sure nothing goes wrong. This is a necessary procedure.
Facing the sudden plague, some villagers were more panicked, while some old immigrants were more calm and at ease. They had experienced this kind of thing a lot and had experience. Rowenad Village was a new immigrant village, so there were very few old immigrants involved. Immigrants serve as leaders to help new immigrants adapt to the East African environment as quickly as possible.
Of course, it is an exaggeration to say that you are completely calm. Not to mention these old immigrants, even the employees of the disease center who have been working all year round cannot have some ideas. But things have happened, and everyone can only tacitly maintain a stable mentality. After all, panic cannot solve the problem. question.
There are also ruthless people who are really not afraid of death, or people who have long been numb, that is, some policemen and Claire from the Grusegen City Disease Center. Most of the police in East Africa are military professionals, so the death of a person is a big deal for them. It’s nothing, Claire has simply seen too much.
"Mr. Claire, all the belongings of the infected have been collected, and we have filled the house with firewood, straw and other flammable materials."
"Set it on fire!" Claire, who was used to seeing life and death, said ruthlessly, without paying any attention to the moody people behind her.
Soon one house after another was devoured by fire, thick smoke stained the sky, and there seemed to be a ghostly wail under the firelight.
"Director Claire, the source of this illness is most likely caused by eating raw wild animals. According to our investigation, it is most likely monkeys."
"Are there any relevant clues?"
"Mainly relying on the villagers' retellings. They said that a villager named Tie Li secretly hunted monkeys in the eastern forest to satisfy his greed."
"Monkey? Even if this person is greedy, he doesn't have to stare at the monkey, right? There are so many wild animals, lions, leopards, wildebeests, zebras..." Claire counted them all, "There are so many animals, but monkeys are chosen to attack."
"This may be related to a legendary food in the Far East, that is, monkey brains. However, this Li obviously does not know how to handle this kind of food, which led to this accident. Of course, this is just our speculation. Whether it was specifically due to hunting and killing Eating wild animals doesn’t necessarily mean that.”
Many infectious diseases in East Africa can be said to appear without beginning or end, and it is difficult to determine the source. Malaria is easy to determine, and 90% of it is caused by mosquito bites.
"Monkey brain?" This made Claire feel a little speechless, but if it were other animals or the ingredients were cooked, this kind of thing would probably not happen.
In the early days of development in East Africa, when solving food problems, it was inevitable to deal with East African wild animals. However, most of the animals selected in East Africa were zebras and wildebeests, and many inexplicable wild animals were taboo.
Claire said to the villagers: "The source of this unknown infection is most likely that your villagers violated the regulations and killed wild monkeys for food, and they haven't been dealt with properly. And I want to know how the bloody things were ingested." Yes, it’s not like you can’t eat meat, so Li’s death was not unjust at all. It would be fine if he died on his own, but his five neighbors became the unlucky ones.”
He turned to his assistant and said, "Have you dealt with the people who have been in contact with the deceased in the past few days?"
"It has been isolated and no condition has been found so far."
"Very good, they must be locked up well. If there are no symptoms within a week, it will be fine. As for Rowenad Village, it is better not to have direct contact with the outside world for this month."
"The city government has previously decided to deliver daily necessities to a flat area two miles away from the village. We can just pick them up every three days. We won't have to worry about food and drink here."
"Well, this is what our disease center has discussed with the city before. You young people don't worry too much. You have seen many strong winds and waves, and you will get used to it." Claire comforted her team members.
He often walks by the river without getting his shoes wet. Claire has experienced life and death many times, but he is luckier than many people and has survived until now.
"In fact, diseases are not that scary. They are like drawing lots, and the probability of winning is very low. I have not heard of large-scale disease outbreaks in the past few years, so don't worry about your future. I believe you will definitely be better than others in the future. I’m living comfortably.”
"Director Claire, have you ever experienced an infectious disease outbreak?"
"I have experienced it once, in Kampala. As for the others, I have heard about them. There were indeed many such things in East Africa in the past, but many of them did not lead to major disasters because of timely control. The scale is not comparable to that in Europe. It’s not very eye-catching. For example, infectious diseases of the same level as the Vienna plague have not happened in East Africa so far, or there is no chance of it happening.”
"Director Claire, we have only been in East Africa for a few years, but East Africa is indeed very different from what is described in Europe. It is even the most unique place in East Africa. The rest of Africa and East Africa can be said to be completely different worlds. Do you know the details? The reason?"
Claire shook her head and said: "I don't know, but I personally think that East Africa has become the safest place in Africa. One of the important reasons is that hygienic habits are enforced, such as filtering water sources, boiling water, cooking food, and cleaning. , cleaning clothes and taking showers, etc., details big and small have well protected the safety of citizens in East Africa. Although there are many rules, after testing, these measures are likely to be really effective."
“I don’t know what the reason is, but measures like driving away mosquitoes seem to have really reduced the number of malaria in East Africa, to a level even lower than some temperate regions and countries.”
"These are not things we can think of, but paying attention to hygiene can indeed effectively improve the quality of life. Maybe some lazy people don't like it."
Claire chatted with her team members. They will stay in Rowenad Village for the next two or three weeks, because after they enter the village, they are also among those who may be infected. After all, there is no inspection equipment, so they can only rely on time to test whether Safety can only be left to time.