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China: Seasonal flu activity – 40% of isolates were H1N1 – on the rise(0)
Hong Kong–The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (July 29) cautioned that the latest surveillance data had shown increasing influenza activity in recent weeks.
The CHP’s Public Health Laboratory Centre recorded 125 influenza detections for the week ending July 24, compared with 98 influenza detections for the week ending July 17.
“Influenza [...]
China: A cluster of H1N1 influenza cases in wards of Cheshire Home Chung Hom Kok
Hong Kong–The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson of Cheshire Home Chung Hom Kok made the following announcement yesterday (July 31):
Three male patients (aged from 44 to 81) and two female patients (aged from 59 to 61) of two male wards and one female ward of Cheshire Home Chung Hom Kok [...]
Hong Kong: 22-year-old female with H1N1 in critical condition
Hong Kong–The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) announced a newly confirmed critical case of human swine influenza (HSI):
A 22-year-old female patient with good past health attended the Accident and Emergency Department of the hospital on May 12 due to fever, cough and vomiting. She [...]
Hong Kong: More reports of paralytic shellfish poisoning related to consumption of fresh scallops
Hong Kong–The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (May 18) repeated its appeal to members of the public to avoid eating fresh scallops for the time being as more reports of suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning were received.
A spokesman for CHP said that as at 3pm today, the centre had received [...]
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