Avian Flu Virus HK N China travellers take note
January 2, 2012
% ]1 T0 t z4 E5 u! z3 }. f: ]5.39.217.76Travelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu VirusChristine Gaylican
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. f) [7 {0 {5 o. IAs cases of the avian flu virus seem to worsen in southern China
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- p7 y7 K- }' W6 H* [ The lethal virus, which affects fowl and migratory bird species and could be passed on to humans, claimed the life of a bus driver from Shenzhen. Thousands of chicken had already been culled in Shenzhen, a city in Guangdong province with close to 10 million in population.
R0 u- t/ w2 T! t5 X2 }% YThis is the first human fatality in 18 months as the fight to eradicate the disease continues.
- \& w/ |' ]& j+ tThe 39-year-old man, surnamed Chen, died in Shenzhen of complications due to severe pneumonia, kidney, liver and heart failure caused by the H5N1 virus.
0 e; c* N* }6 p5 w( xA spokesman for the Hong Kong health department said in a statement authorities would heighten their vigilance "and continue to maintain stringent port health measures in connection with this development". |