"Hong Kong Deputy Director of Health Leung Pak-yin told a radio programme that cockroaches may have carried infected waste from sewage pipes into apartments at Amoy Gardens in densely populated Kowloon district."

"Cockroaches are considered to be one of the most serious risks to public health. Species such as American, German and Oriental cockroaches can transfer filth and disease from rubbish to domestic environments, causing the contamination of food. Cockroaches are omnivorous, with a diet including food, hair, leather, wallpaper and faeces. Viruses are contracted by humans on being ingested with food that has been infected by cockroaches. However, a spokeswoman for the Hong Kong health authorities said that all kinds of insects, not only cockroaches, were being investigated, as well as rats. "

I find this piece of news ridiculous!!!!!!