China: Suspected case of Influenza A (H5) ruled out in HongKong
submited by kickingbird at Jun, 19, 2006 23:11 PM from Xinhua News Agency
Hong Kong North District Hospital (NDH) announced on Monday that a male patient was confirmed negative to Influenza A (H5).
The patient is now being treated under isolation and is instable condition, according to a government press release.
The hospital said the 31-year-old male patient who claimed he developed fever after contact with poultry in Hunan Province a few days ago and was admitted to NDH on Sunday.
In a separate development, the Hong Kong government had decided to stop poultry import from the Chinese mainland on June 15 after a suspected human case of avian flu in Shenzhen was confirmed.
Meanwhile, the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong has started a three-week enhanced surveillance program, following notification from the Guangdong Health Department of the human case of avian flu in Shenzhen.
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The patient is now being treated under isolation and is instable condition, according to a government press release.
The hospital said the 31-year-old male patient who claimed he developed fever after contact with poultry in Hunan Province a few days ago and was admitted to NDH on Sunday.
In a separate development, the Hong Kong government had decided to stop poultry import from the Chinese mainland on June 15 after a suspected human case of avian flu in Shenzhen was confirmed.
Meanwhile, the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong has started a three-week enhanced surveillance program, following notification from the Guangdong Health Department of the human case of avian flu in Shenzhen.
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