Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Guangzhou market duck samples were found with the avian influenza virus

Guangzhou market duck samples were found with the avian influenza virus



06.06.2012 00:36

Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture announced late at night, the two-year-old boy diagnosed with the H5N1 avian influenza infection in Hong Kong, he went to Guangzhou, Haizhu District, Jiangnan East market, a duck samples were positive for H5 avian influenza virus may be infected with avian flu
virus. Boy continued hospitalized in Princess Margaret Hospital, the situation remains serious, Dr York Chow, Secretary for Food and Health Bureau, said the boy with hydrocephalus have been reduced, that the genetic test results show that the virus is no genetic variation, it is generally spread in birds will not pass. While dozens of people had contact with young boys, including his parents, there is no experience to the virus, that single cases, will continue to communicate with the mainland. He said the boy was sick two days before the incident, who with his mother to the Guangzhou market to buy live ducks is very likely infected in the markets.

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