Possible Clues:

• Time in prison for the locals didn't last long - reportedly, it's a strain on the high-flyers
• Contagious avian illness
• Girlfriend took off, caught infection
• Migrant perhaps said to have travelled with disease
• H5N1, familiarly
• Time passed quickly, say, for viral disease
• Prison sentence passed quickly -- that said, it's a strain
• Poultry virus that can spread to humans
• Young female smoker discussed illness
• Time in prison passed quickly, we hear — one would not want to contract it