Saturday, June 2, 2012

Avian influenza Tong cerebral edema is a serious condition #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

2012-06-03CDC staff yesterday to Jiangnan East integrated market, the inspection of live chickens and poultry traders whether infected.
(Roundup) (Sing Tao Daily reports) are living in Guangzhou, diagnosed two years old infected with the H5N1 avian influenza in Hong Kong Tong yesterday condition worsened obstructive cerebral edema in serious condition. It is understood that one week before the boy disease had traveled to Guangzhou South Park Avenue, Jiangnan East market contact ducks, they had their mother to Anhui, authorities are tracking the source of infection. Children with parents, three related clinics, nurses and patients were not stained avian flu, authorities believe that human-to-human transmission to an insignificant risk. The supply of live chickens in Hong Kong temporarily unaffected.
Found in Hong Kong confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza, the Food and Health Bureau yesterday in conjunction with the Department of Health, Hospital Authority, FEHD and AFCD, convened the meeting of the influenza pandemic contingency plan for high alert, including stepped up inspection and imported live poultry inspection of local farms and collect samples for testing; hospital has implemented a series of strengthening the monitoring and infection control measures.
The two-year-old boy living with his parents in the Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Hong Kong residents, a fever and runny nose on the 23rd last month on the 26th of the same month in Hong Kong, to Mongkok Tianyi clinics for treatment, 28 again admitted to Caritas Medical Centre last night transferred to the Communicable Disease Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation and diagnosed with H5N1 influenza. Children with yesterday deterioration, magnetic resonance obstructive cerebral edema, now in intensive care in hospital in serious condition.
FHB Secretary York Chow said yesterday that, the child with his mother to live poultry markets in the Mainland. Know that last month he went to South Park Avenue, Jiangnan East market, during the boy's mother bought a ducks there, that is, the field of slaughter, I believe that the boy was in contact with bird duck.

The message refers to Children with also 20 to 22 last month, following the Anhui Ji mother returned to Anhui to handle one-way permit, and then back to Guangzhou, and then on the 26th to celebrate grandmother birthday. Authorities to the newspaper confirmed notice to Anhui Children with the source of infection what CHP is conducting epidemiological investigation to identify Children with the source of infection, mode of transmission.
Dr Chow also pointed out that Children with to Hong Kong before symptoms believed to be imported cases, but the source remains to be tracing to be determined to Children with by the source of infection, the 13 km radius of the source as import control district, to suspend imports the area of ​​live poultry and poultry products 21. "(The authorities) to understand clearly higher in the day or where the possibility of infection, we need to determine the source, in order to make a decision on the virus control range.
The authorities had arranged to be isolated for observation with the Children with their parents do not have any symptoms, the duo's nasopharyngeal aspirate specimen test was negative for the H5N1 virus.

Children with have sought medical treatment, Mong Kok, the Tianyi clinics two 29-year-old, and 31-year-old female nurse, and a 25-year-old female patient waiting in the clinic on the same day, had a runny nose and cough upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, the day before was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital for examination also confirmed that the H5N1 negative reaction has been discharged.
Dr Chow stressed that human cases yet to see signs of human-to-human transmission, Children with near his home in Guangzhou within 13 km radius, there is no supply to Hong Kong's live poultry farms, and not directly related to temporary poultry supplied to Hong Kong, necessary at this stage Mainland live poultry imports is prohibited. Questioned the port of entry unable to detect Children with fever, Zhou explained that the boy entry of illness, but are taking antipyretics.0http://news.sina.com.hk/news/5/1/1/2680601/1.html

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