Public Health Issue in China Glossed over (again)?

A couple of interesting articles about a possible public health situation in China. Due to the realities of modern travel, though, any public health issue is not just a national issue, but one of international concern. It is an example of a reason being given for observed cluster of symptoms, that is really almost certainly unsupported by conclusive evidence.

But the cause of this cluster is presented as conclusive, and that’s one of the hallmarks of poor reporting about Public Health issues: no doubt or uncertainty is allowed to exist in the published accounts, when in fact there is doubt/uncertainty as to the cause. This is frequently observed in reporting on Public Health issues which have another warning flag: no actual public health authority is part of the reportage, because that Public Health Authority would likely introduce some level of doubt.