Avian Flu Virus HK N China travellers take note

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January 2, 2012
8 j' B: q8 p# w, j# b& J  QTravelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu VirusChristine Gaylican5.39.217.76* @  z' A5 h- P  v0 o6 e
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As cases of the avian flu virus seem to worsen in southern China; a, [& y- y' R* H7 w, w" ]. B
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.
% w0 X( P) e! \3 y, r, ]This is the first human fatality in 18 months as the fight to eradicate the disease continues.
! S" Y' W( T. s! ]+ }6 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.
- k) r  U& Z! k1 t. F6 |TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A 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".