Two years old child confirmed dye H5N1 in serious condition

Two years old child confirmed dye H5N1 in serious conditionGuangdong Province returning two-year-old boy confirmed to have contracted the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, currently in intensive care at Princess Margaret Hospital in serious condition. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the boy to Obstructive brain edema, is to further investigate the cause of. Refers to the Food and Health Secretary York Chow, the boy developed symptoms before coming to Hong Kong, the case of imported cases, and no human to human transmission.
Centre for Health Protection afternoon announced the receipt of the latest test results determined that the boy was infected with Influenza A (H5N1). The preliminary investigation revealed that the boy visited a live poultry market in Guangzhou in mid-May.The center refers to the boy in Guangdong Province on May 23 with fever and runny nose, on the 26th Hong Kong Mongkok Tianyi clinics for treatment. Cramps, on the 28th to the Caritas Hospital Accident and Emergency Department and admitted to hospital on the same day, after the diagnosis of avian influenza.
Center spokesman said the boys' parents have no symptoms, there was little chance of human-to-human transmission. The boys' parents, Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation, nasopharyngeal aspirate specimen tested negative. Two private clinics, medical staff, and another to the clinic for treatment of patients samples were negative for influenza A (H5). As of 16:00 So far, the CHP's hotline (21251111) received a total of six public inquiries.Grandmother and parents long after the boy born in Hong Kong Inland in disease living in Haizhu District, Guangzhou South Park Avenue, near a live poultry market, but no farm boy occasionally with his mother to the market to buy.Dr Chow said the CHP is investigating the boy had contact with poultry, to find the source of infection and mode of transmission of the boy.
In response to this case, the government has started a serious response level of influenza pandemic contingency plan, the HA by the hospital has activated the "Serious Response Level.Dr Chow morning presided over the inter-departmental steering committee meeting to follow up cases and review of preventive measures against avian influenza in Hong Kong. The members of the inter-departmental meeting, including representatives from the Department of Health, Hospital Authority (HA), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (Fishing and Conservation Department).
Dr Chow said the Government had launched the Serious Response Level. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, inter-departmental working group decided according to the severity level of the contingency plan, to take a series of corresponding measures. The FEHD will step up inspections of public market stalls and fresh provision shops to ensure that live poultry retail outlets to comply with the market of live chickens Nissin "requirements, and step up cleansing and disinfection.
AFCD will conduct frequent inspections of 30 farms in the next two days and collected samples for avian influenza tests to determine the local farms, the health of chickens under normal circumstances, and to ensure that the chicken farmers to strictly comply with the biosecurity and hygiene measures.

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