Thursday, December 15, 2011

Hong Kong again suspected outbreak of avian flu#h5n1 #birdflu

Hong Kong again suspected outbreak of avian flu
Hong Kong bird Zaixi fever diarrhea secondary school female clerk closed
 2011-12-16

A suspected avian influenza cases in Yuen Long Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School will be closed one day.

Serving a 48-year-old Yuen Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School female clerk, on Tuesday (13) hand in the school to pick up one pair of H5 avian influenza virus-positive black-headed gulls, the next day with fever, sore throat and diarrhea symptoms , admitted into Princess Margaret Hospital. , Centre for Health Protection, said the female patient's son on Tuesday there had respiratory symptoms, two bird flu rapid test laboratory results this morning.
He does not rule out contact with female patients with "bird bird" infection, infection also may be the son of the common cold.
For safety reasons, female patients with secondary school will be closed today to serve one day school for cleansing and disinfection.

CHP's investigation found a dying bird lying on Tuesday morning Black-headed Gull Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School Yuen Long basketball court near the corridor, to the afternoon, a 48-year-old female clerk at the school not wearing gloves and masks, the hand to pick up The birds and placed in a box, contact the AFCD today sent processing. The only Gull died the following day, and the H5 avian influenza virus initially tested positive, the same day the female clerks began to have fever, sore throat and diarrhea symptoms to a private doctor and no hospitalization for treatment.

11-year-old mother and child respiratory hospital check

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CHP AFCD Gull test results notice yesterday to arrange for the female clerk Princess Margaret Hospital, to accept the avian flu rapid test. Also found that the 11-year-old son Tuesday before the upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, though already recovered, but the center arranged for him and the mother is still being tested, the fastest this morning there will be rapid test results. The female clerk who lives in the Yuen Long District, the family members of 6-8, except she and her son, other family members, no abnormal physical condition.
Dr Tsang said the man and bird infection rate no cause for alarm
Dr Tsang said that to ensure safety, Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School will be closed today, one day school for cleansing and disinfection.
If the female patient's test results for H5 avian influenza virus were positive, the CHP will discuss further measures with the school immediately.
The school a total of 1,400 students, according to information provided by the center direction of the school, students or other school staff did not contact the only suspected bird flu infected birds, has no abnormal physical condition of the students said.

Dr Tsang pointed out that female patients with symptoms of fever, etc. There are two possible, "First, when she was infected through contact with the birds, but birds infected by bird flu people is very low; Another possibility is that her son was infected I believe that only the common cold, need not worry. "

The dead bird farm 3 km 4 immediate inspection
 AFCD said that the dead bird locations within 3 km of four farms, the Department has sent immediately to inspect the farms, chickens found no abnormal mortality or symptoms of avian influenza. New Territories Chicken Breeders Association chairman Li Liangji said San Wai, Yuen Long chicken farm yesterday morning AFCD received calls, reminded chicken farmers awareness and proper measures to prevent avian flu, such as strengthening disinfection, to prevent foreign birds into chicken care and contact with other chickens. AFCD continues to **** bird for H5 avian influenza virus further confirmatory tests. http://translate.googleusercontent.c...lWGRIaBU6QAKKg

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