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		<title>China &#124; Notification of a human case of H5N1 in Guizhou</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guizhou &#124; 22 Jan 2012 The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from the Ministry of Health (MoH) today (January 22) concerning a confirmed human case of influenza A (H5N1) in Guizhou. A CHP spokesman said the patient was a 39-year-old man living in Guizhou. He developed symptoms on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China &#124; Alert on aconitum alkaloid poisoning in Hong Kong</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong &#124; 13 Jan 2012 The Department of Health (DH) today (January 13) announced for the public&#8217;s early information a case of aconitum alkaloid poisoning of unknown origin while the investigation is still ongoing. A DH spokesman said that the incident was referred by the Hospital Authority (HA).  It was reported that on December 28, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China &#124; Little Egret tests positive for H5 virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yuen Long &#124; 14 Jan 2012 Preliminary testing of a dead Little Egret found in Yuen Long has tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (January 14), adding that further confirmatory tests are being conducted. The bird carcass was found and collected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China &#124; Increase in influenza activity in Hong Kong</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong &#124; 09 Jan 2012 The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (January 9) called on the public to maintain vigilance against seasonal influenza as the latest surveillance data shows an increase in local influenza activity, signalling the impending arrival of the winter influenza season. The Public Health Laboratory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China &#124; Exercise Jadeite tests HK response to infectious disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong &#124; 09 Jan 2012 The preparedness of government departments and relevant organisations to respond effectively to a major infectious disease incident was today (January 9) put to the test during an exercise organised by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH), in collaboration with other government departments and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China &#124; Black-headed gulls test positive for H5 virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuen Mun, Lantau, Hong Kong &#124; Two dead Black-headed gulls found in Tuen Mun and Lantau have tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus in preliminary testing, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (January 3), adding that further confirmatory tests are being conducted. The first gull was collected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China &#124; Further update on CHP&#8217;s investigation into Legionnaires&#8217; Disease case</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong &#124; A spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health said today (January 2) that final laboratory results on the water samples taken from the water tap at a private washroom inside a 67-year-old male patient’s office confirmed the preliminary ones announced earlier, with the level of Legionella [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China &#124; Suspected human case of H5N1 infection in Shenzhen</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2011/12/china-suspected-human-case-of-h5n1-infection-in-shenzhen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shenzhen &#124; The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from the Ministry of Health (MoH) tonight (December 30) concerning a suspected human case of influenza A (H5N1) in Shenzhen. A CHP spokesman said the patient was a 39-year-old man living in Shenzhen. He developed symptoms on December 21 and [...]]]></description>
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