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Travelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu VirusChristine Gaylican5.39.217.76! J( s9 S8 h# n: T) I
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: H- ]2 C- c- B4 V3 _' uAs cases of the avian flu virus seem to worsen in southern China
4 d1 c! _- F6 _2 m3 ~公仔箱論壇 bordering Hong Kong, citizens and visitors are again urged to take precautionary measures against the spread of the disease.
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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.
! G% x% S* m0 F公仔箱論壇This is the first human fatality in 18 months as the fight to eradicate the disease continues.5.39.217.763 e+ {+ _ j' x" K' }! ~! c
The 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.
+ i$ @4 {# z' d5 {; LA 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". |
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