As we are being asked for opinions, here goes:-
Prior to events in December, the population had been lulled into a false sense of security. People had reverted to keeping chickens at home to supplement both diet and income, and with no positive cases, people thought the problem had largely gone away. Then we had the five confirmed cases in a week with four deaths. This caused alarm at every level.
Reporting was open and free initially to get the public communication message across - they have achieved this now, and the country is widely alerted to the fact that H5N1 is alive and well and a serious threat to everyone.
What is there for the government to gain by publicising further cases? There is a fine line between motivation to action and co-operation, and all out panic. Panic is a state of affairs that governments fear as control of the population can rapidly fall away. Additionally, in a panic situation, it can be harder for the authorities to get their job done - so I think that they are treading the fine line between mobilisation and a panic reaction. There needs to be enough fear for the populace to accept widespread culling and enforcement of preventative measures, but not so much that the political stability of the region is affected.
As such, I doubt we will hear of any positive confirmations until the situation has settled somewhat - there have been occasions where many weeks have passed before a positive case confirmation has been announced. Perhpas that is the case this time, and we will hear, eventually.
