China - Boy, 2, positive for H5N1 hospitalized in Hong Kong, lives in Guangdong province - possible exposure from live ducks at wet market

[Giuseppe]

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[Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, full text: (LINK).]

Updates on H5N1 case


The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (June 3) provided further updates on the Influenza A (H5N1) case involving a two-year-old boy.

The CHP's epidemiological investigation found that the boy had been to Anhui, China with parents from May 20 to 22, during which he had no direct poultry contact. He had visited a wet market with live poultry near his residence in Guangzhou in mid-May.

The boy is currently receiving isolation treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). His condition remained serious.

The CHP continued contact tracing work.

Apart from the boy's parents, the CHP had traced contacts with the patient in the private medical clinic in Mong Kok, ambulance and Caritas Medical Centre (CMC), totalling around 80 people. Among them, two healthcare workers from CMC developed some respiratory symptoms and nasopharyngeal aspirates taken from them were tested negative for Influenza A (H5).

Earlier, laboratory tests of the boy's parents, two health care workers of the private clinic and another patient who attended the same clinic were all tested negative for Influenza A (H5).

The CHP has issued letters to doctors yesterday, reminding them to pay special attention to patients who have visited wet markets or had poultry contact in Guangzhou. They are also reminded to report any suspected H5 cases to the CHP.
As at noon today, a total of 10 public enquiries have been received on the DH hotline (2125 1111).

Investigation continues.


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2-year-old boy infected with the H5N1 influenza continue to be treated in isolation at Princess Margaret Hospital in serious condition.
As of noon, the Centre for Health Protection received 10 public inquiries.

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The center said that the boy had last month, 20-22 days to Anhui Province, during which there is no contact with poultry, but in the middle of last month visited a live poultry market near his home in Guangzhou. Department of Health continue to contact had contact with the boy to a total of 80 people, including Caritas Hospital, two health care workers appear to symptoms of respiratory infection, but negative for influenza testing.

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Earlier, the boys' parents, two private clinics and patients to clinics, influenza test was also negative.

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Bird flu boy spends 5 days in ward after wrong call

Mary Ann Benitez

Monday, June 04, 2012


A two-year-old boy who is seriously ill with bird flu at Princess Margaret Hospital missed out on treatment for the disease for several days after doctors at another hospital failed to diagnose H5N1, it emerged last night.
The toddler is in intensive care with obstructive hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, a spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection said.

His Hong Kong father and mainland mother do not have symptoms but have been quarantined at the hospital.

The boy was transferred to Princess Margaret on Friday from Caritas Medical Centre where he had been treated in a general pediatrics ward for five days.

A spokeswoman for the Hospital Authority told The Standard that Caritas doctors suspected upper respiratory tract infection.

"We can't put all patients with flu in isolation and it depends on the case," she said.

When asked when the antiviral drug Tamiflu was given to the boy, she said: "What I can tell you is the boy has been given Tamiflu ... at Princess Margaret."

The boy is believed to have contracted bird flu when he and his mother bought a live duck at a wet market in mid-May in Guangzhou and had it dressed on the spot. The Centre for Food Safety said there is no registered poultry farm within 30 kilometers of the patient's usual residence in Guangzhou.

On May 23, the boy developed fever and a runny nose and was taken to two doctors in Guangzhou within three days. He came to Hong Kong on May 26 and visited a private clinic in Mong Kok.

He started convulsing and was taken to the accident and emergency department of Caritas Medical Centre a week ago.

About 80 contacts of the boy at the private clinic, ambulance, and Caritas including children are being traced.

Two health-care workers from Caritas developed symptoms but were not diagnosed with H5N1.

University of Hong Kong virology professor Guan Yi said the virus will be tested to see whether it has mutated.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department inspected all 30 local chicken farms on Saturday and gave them a clean bill of health.

"The department has also tested 145 samples collected from local farms and all were found negative for H5 virus," a spokesman said.

Infectious disease specialist Lo Wing-lok said it is incredible that live ducks are still available in wet markets in Guangzhou and slaughtered in front of customers.

"Guangzhou is one world away from us," he said.

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Boy with bird flu treated in HK as contacts traced
(Xinhua)
08:18, June 04, 2012

HONG Kong's health authority said yesterday that the two-year-old boy confirmed with bird flu on Saturday is receiving isolated treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital and his condition remains serious...

...The department said it is continuing to trace the boy's contacts. Apart from his parents, the boy came into contact with patients in the private medical clinic in Mong Kok, ambulance personnel and people at Caritas Medical Center (CMC), totaling around 80 people.

Among them, two health-care workers from CMC developed respiratory symptoms, but their nasal samples tested negative for bird flu. Lab tests of the boy's parents, two health-care workers at the private clinic and another patient who attended the same clinic also tested negative...

[Giuseppe]

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[Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, full text: (LINK).]

Further updates on H5N1 case


The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (June 4) provided further updates on the Influenza A (H5N1) case involving a 2-year-old boy.

Further tests conducted by the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch of the CHP on the Influenza A virus isolate from the nasopharyngeal aspirate taken from the boy showed that the H5 gene of the isolate belonged to clade 2.3.2.1, which is the same clade as the isolates from wild birds detected in 2011 and 2012 and in the imported human infection case in late 2010.

So far all the genes characterised belong to avian origin and there is no evidence of resistance to the antiviral agent oseltamivir (Tamiflu).

The boy is currently receiving intensive care in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of Princess Margaret Hospital.

Investigation into the cause of his obstructive hydrocephalus is still under way. His current condition remains serious.

The CHP so far has kept some 80 contacts under medical surveillance.

Nasopharyngeal aspirates taken from the parents and the five contacts who reported respiratory symptoms tested negative for Influenza A (H5).

As at 5pm today, a total of 20 public enquiries have been received on the DH hotline (2125 1111).

The investigation is continuing.


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Toddler Diagnosed With Bird Flu In Hong Kong

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Hong Kong authorities have confirmed that a two-year-old boy has been hospitalized with the bird flu. Although the bird flu alert level has been raised to ?serious?, health authorities are urging people not to panic.

The toddler is from Guangzhou in southern China and had been running a fever for weeks before his family took him to a private clinic in Hong Kong on May 26. After testing positive for the H5N1 Influenza A virus, he was placed in intensive care in the Princess Margaret Hospital. His parents have been quarantined there as well, although they tested negative for the virus.

Now the search is beginning for the source of the infection.

[York Chow, Secretary for Food and Health, Hong Kong]:
"A preliminary investigation showed that the boy went to a poultry market once with his mother. But within a radius of 13 kilometers from their home in Guangzhou, there is no such market. So we have to investigate further."

Protocol dictates that a 13-kilometer radius from the source of the infection will be declared an import control zone. Imports of poultry products will be suspended for 21 days.

Because of the high risk of infection, Hong Kong authorities are checking all those who may have had contact with the toddler. He spent five days at the Caritas Medical Centre before he was diagnosed with the bird flu and transferred to the Princess Margaret Hospital. Two healthcare workers there began to show symptoms, but later tested negative.

The bird flu is a potentially deadly virus with a 60 percent mortality rate, according to the World Health Organization. http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2012-06-04/Toddler-Diagnosed-With-Bird-Flu-In-Hong-Kong.html

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No bird flu mutation as tot fights on

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The bird flu virus that left a two-year- old boy fighting for life in hospital has not mutated but health experts warn Hongkongers not to let their guard down.

Experts said the quick detection of the case means Hong Kong has the right system to catch in midtrack the deadly H5N1 avian flu - seen as a potential pandemic strain even before H1N1 swine flu emerged in 2009.
The boy, who caught the virus in Guangdong, remains in serious condition in the pediatric intensive care unit at Princess Margaret Hospital.
Doctors gave him the antiviral drug Tamiflu in a bid to save his life.
He was admitted for five days to a general pediatric ward at Caritas Medical Centre and treated for obstructive hydrocephalus - or water in the brain - before the H5N1 diagnosis.
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<NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>He was then transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital and put in isolation while his Hong Kong father and mainland mother were quarantined.

Hong Kong health officials have asked the Guangdong authorities to monitor the boy's grandmother who lives with the family.
Children in the Caritas ward were among 80 people put on medical surveillance for 10 to 14 days. Others include doctors and staff at a private clinic in Mong Kok the boy visited and the ambulance workers who transferred him.
The toddler caught bird flu when a duck that his mother bought in a Guangzhou wet market was slaughtered in front of them.
He also has an "atypical" presentation of hydrocephalus, which puzzled doctors, said Malik Peiris, professor of virology at the University of Hong Kong School of Public Health.
Gene sequencing analysis announced last night by the Centre for Health Protection found the H5N1 that infected the boy belongs to the dominant strain - clade 2.3.2.1, the same one as isolates from wild birds detected this year and last, and in an imported human infection case in late 2010.
University of Hong Kong professor of virology and gene sequencing expert Guan Yi said the strain has been detected in Hong Kong, the mainland, Mongolia and Eastern Europe.
The center added that the genes are of avian origin and there is no evidence that the strain is resistant to Tamiflu.
Peiris said: "I don't think we can remain relaxed, we should remain vigilant about H5N1.
"We know this virus remains endemic and established in poultry in many countries all the way to Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Vietnam Cambodia, Guangdong and other provinces, infecting poultry and humans."
Although the virus can be transmitted to humans, this one case "does not dramatically change the situation one way or the other," Peiris said.
Bird flu measures in Hong Kong are still effective and people do not have to worry about eating poultry within the territory, he added.
"But people should be careful of going to live poultry markets when they travel overseas especially to endemic areas."
Nasopharyngeal aspirates taken from the boy's parents and five contacts who reported respiratory symptoms tested negative for influenza A (H5). Health authorities have received 20 inquiries from the public on hotline 2125-1111.
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In addition, because the boy's mother to testify against someone's duck stall never been found.

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All recent reports say the same thing..
1.There is no bird flu in Anhui, Goungdong, Hong Kong, in ANY market, relative or suspect, out of 80 contacts.
2. The boy caught it at a market buying a duck.
3. The boy has the 2.3.2.1. clade.
4. China is not being honest, IMHO.

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Message for U.S. Citizens: Pandemic Influenza Warning

U. S. Consulate General Hong Kong
June 4, 2012
On June 2, Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection raised the Pandemic Influenza Warning Status from "Alert" to "Serious" in light of the confirmed avian influenza (H5N1) infection of a 2 year old boy who had traveled to Hong Kong with his parents from Guangzhou. Avian influenza is a type of Influenza A virus that mainly affects birds and poultry. Occasionally it can be transmitted to humans if a person has close contact with infected birds/poultry.
The boy appears to have been infected by the virus when he was exposed to live poultry at a Guangzhou wet market in mid-May. Neither the boy's parents nor his treating physicians have contracted the virus indicating that the case appears to be isolated and that human-to-human transmission appears unlikely.
Nevertheless CHP advises increased vigilance to prevent avian influenza, including heightened attention to the following measures:

• Avoid touching poultry, birds or their droppings, because they may carry the avian influenza virus; young children in particular should avoid exposure to live poultry.
• Wash hands thoroughly with liquid soap and water immediately in case of contact with poultry, birds or their droppings;
• Keep hands clean and wash hands properly;
• Cover nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing with tissue; if no tissue is available, cough or sneeze into upper sleeve or elbow. Don't use your hands. Dispose sputum or secretions wrapped in tissue paper into rubbish bins with lids. Wash hands with liquid soap and water afterwards;
• Build up good body resistance and have a healthy lifestyle. This can be achieved through a balanced diet, regular exercise, adequate rest, reducing stress and no smoking;
• Poultry and eggs should be thoroughly cooked before eating;
• Maintain good environmental hygiene;
• Maintain good indoor ventilation;
• Avoid crowded places with poor ventilation if feeling unwell;
• Seek medical advice if fever or respiratory symptoms develop.

More information on Avian Influenza is available at the Centre for Health Protection website<!-- , (http://www.chp.gov.hk) -->. The CHP has also set up a public inquiry line @ 2125 1111.
For up to date information about the influenza situation, please consult the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection's Daily Update of Influenza Situation, available on the Centre for Health Protection website<!-- its website at http://www.chp.gov.hk/index.asp?lang=en -->.http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/acs_wm2012060401.html

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Guangzhou, the current avian flu virus experts have warned that not too close to raw poultry
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Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City diseases prevention and control centers according to the notification of the epidemiological investigation, collected on the sick children visited the market in Guangzhou poultry employees and external

environmental samples for testing, the results show: South Park Market sampling live poultry sale market the bird flu virus contamination.

However, the provinces and cities in the risk assessment of the Expert Group believe that this case children and source of infection is still difficult to determine, the event is assessed to be "isolated cases", the bird flu virus in the community outbreaks and epidemic potential is very low.

According to the Guangdong Provincial Health Department informed the lifting of medical observation as of last night, the spike 23 in close contact with young boys. The province not currently found in the case report of human avian influenza and pneumonia of unknown causes.

The virus has not happened genetic variation

Further examination made by the Southern Metropolis Daily reported, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection Public Health Laboratory Service to train a boy's nasopharyngeal aspirate specimen of influenza virus gene mutation results show that did not happen. To date, all viral genes have been sequenced from birds, there is no evidence the virus to antiviral drugs Oswald oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to the emergence of resistance.

With the boy's contacts, the CHP so far, more than 80 had contact with persons under medical surveillance. The boys' parents and five had contact with patients and there have been symptoms of respiratory tract infection corpse of their nasopharyngeal secretion samples were negative for influenza A (H 5), not the bird flu.

Province found no case reports of human bird flu

Last night, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department informed the evening of June 1, the Provincial Health Department received notification, the diagnosis of influenza in Hong Kong, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department according to the Hong Kong health department notified on June 2 (H-5) flu cases information immediately organized a provincial, municipal, district disease control departments to carry out epidemiological investigations, in close contact tracing work.

Close contact with the boy that there were 26 people, including the boy's parents and the families of three people and 23 health care workers in Guangzhou. Provincial Health Department said that as of yesterday, 23 in Guangzhou in close contact with the medical staff were not the fever and other flu-like symptoms, all the lifting of medical observation; province found no case report of human avian influenza and pneumonia of unknown causes. Living to Haizhu District of Guangzhou City in the case of Guangzhou launched emergency monitoring, strengthening the monitoring of fever and cases of influenza-like symptoms and found no anomalies. It is understood that three other close contacts, including his parents and grandfather. At present, parents in Hong Kong, my grandfather in Anhui.

[B]South Park Market existence of the bird flu virus contamination[/B]

Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Center for Disease Control According to the notification of the epidemiological investigation, visited sick children in Guangzhou market acquisition poultry practitioners and outside environmental samples for testing, results showed that: poultry practitioners throat swab samples influenza virus RNA were negative, was not found infected with avian influenza virus; children visited the market and neighborhood markets, poultry cages, chopping boards and other markets outside environmental smear swab samples in the detection of influenza A virus (H 5 type) 5 copies of nucleic acid, H-9 type 1 were positive.

Provinces and cities in the risk assessment of the Expert Group believes that the detection of influenza virus in the poultry market, environmental samples (H-5-type) nucleic acid prompted the existence of influenza virus type (H 5) pollution in the sale of live poultry markets. But in this case children and source of infection is still difficult to determine. The experts believe that the event is assessed as "isolated cases" avian influenza virus outbreaks in the community and popular low probability of.

Yesterday, He Jianfeng, director, chief expert of the Guangdong CDC, infectious diseases prevention and control of explanation, the existence of influenza A virus (H-type) the sale of pollution, that is, the sampling of South Park, downtown living poultry in live poultry selling market market cages, chopping boards, bird flu virus contamination. Sampling of the sample was 47 samples, 42 of which were negative. As for poultry cages of chickens and ducks is a sampling from the agricultural sector. So now the most crucial for the market is disinfected. The night before the market has taken measures to do the disinfection and cleaning. For the handling of contaminated live poultry from the agricultural sector. Influenza virus H is a kind of avian influenza and low pathogenic avian influenza virus.

Jianfeng explained, is one not easily infected with avian influenza virus. Human infection with avian influenza virus is rare and disseminated.

Measures: South Park, markets a comprehensive clean-the Panyu market closure disinfection

Southern News reporter, correspondent Dan Jingying Sharon Liu Jun, Wu Guangyu Xu Lin incidence boy had been to stay in Guangzhou Haizhu District, South Park, Market exposure to poultry. Guangzhou City, the farmers market were thoroughly disinfected poultry wholesale market in the city to strengthen monitoring, traceability work in progress, there is no outbreak was detected.

In addition, affected by the avian flu, yesterday began a large poultry wholesale market Xie Village of Panyu District, three-bird market closure disinfection, when re-opening temporarily unknown.

The agricultural sector: the city to strengthen monitoring of prevention and control

It is reported that the event reported, in order to prevent the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza and other major animal diseases, Guangzhou City, the agricultural sector first sent an official veterinarian, the children have been to market and other relevant regional epidemiological investigations. Municipal Bureau of Agriculture issued an emergency notice and the full deployment of the prevention and control requirements within the city to further strengthen the prevention and control measures to ensure that the compulsory vaccination of avian influenza density and quality of immune.

The day before yesterday, the poultry sampling began, the "traceability" (check the farmers market purchase channels), work in progress. Yesterday, according to the Guangzhou City CDC test results, assessed by the disease control experts, to ensure meat safety, lower and the risk of avian influenza infection in poultry, 7-8, Haizhu District Center for Disease Control herds poultry related farmers' markets one hour of clean-up and sound processing, the market will be fully cleaned and disinfected.

As of 20:00 yesterday, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture has not yet received the abnormal poultry deaths and outbreaks have been reported, the city found no bird flu epidemic.

Panyu Xie village bird markets closed for disinfection

Began yesterday morning, grateful to the village market for two three birds District wholesale market throughout the day closed, the closure of disinfection. Although the market square to hang out notices, disinfection is routinely carried out, but many market stall owners with respect to, disinfection related to the recent avian flu incident.

Xie village market contains three birds District and vegetable area, At 8 pm, reporters saw in the market entrance, the junction leading to the three birds area all closed to prohibit vehicles from entering, there the Maoming license plate of large trucks are the stalls of chicken Ap transport to go. Big truck driver said, I heard that the recent market not to sell poultry, only chickens and ducks dragged back.

Vegetable stall, the usual market every month two disinfection, but it is generally in the middle, this advance, certainly with the bird flu incident. It is said that the disinfection at least will continue on the 3rd, many stall owners are not optimistic about the three birds District when the resumption of trading.

The stall owners worried that the market will be permanently closed, Panyu district government responded by saying, Xie village birds wholesale market is not permanently closed, yesterday was a routine disinfection of the outbreak is subject to the provincial CDC released.

Remind

Experts suggest that people pay attention to daily hygiene, good preventive measures of human avian influenza disease. Go to markets, for example, try not too close to raw poultry; poultry fully cooked edible; to wash their hands after handling poultry food; processing is best to wear the mask, apron and other protective measures.

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Avian influenza - situation in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong, SAR) - update



5 June 2012


The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Hong Kong, China, has reported a human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection.

The case is a 2 year-old male from Guangzhou City, Guangdong province.

He developed symptoms on 23 May 2012 in Guangdong province and went to a private clinic in Hong Kong, China, on 26 May 2012.

He developed febrile convulsion and was transferred to a hospital on 28 May 2012 and was laboratory confirmed as A(H5N1) on 2 June 2012. His condition remains serious and he remains hospitalized.

The mother brought the case to visit a wet market with live poultry in Guangzhou in mid-May 2012 and a live duck was bought and slaughtered in the market.

Close contacts of the case have tested negative for the virus.
Evidence so far indicates that this is a sporadic case of human infection with A(H5N1) virus, with no secondary spread or clustering.
So far, a total of 22 human cases of influenza A(H5N1) infection were reported in Hong Kong, China, including 18 cases in 1997, two cases in 2003, one case in 2010, and the current case in 2012.

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[WH (Reuters) - integrated media sources, the Hong Kong Food and Health Secretary York Chow said the two-year-old boy infected with the avian flu situation remains serious, but hydrocephalus has been reduced.

Stained avian influenza boy is single cases of contact infection

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The genetic test results show that any genetic variation, the virus is generally spread in birds, will not be transmitted to people.Dozens of people had contact with young boys, including his parents, did not experience a virus, that single case will continue to communicate with the mainland.

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Dr Chow said the boy disease before the onset of the 2nd, who with his mother to the Guangzhou market to buy live ducks is very likely infected in the market, but he also visited one week before the disease Anhui, do not rule out other infections may.Dr Chow also said that Local 20 dead wild birds this year than the past two years, including waterfowl at higher risk. He added that this year's peak season for influenza is still 4-5 weeks, and urged the public to observe good personal and environmental hygiene. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.g oogle.com&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://news.wenweipo.com/2012/06/05/IN1206050061.htm&usg=ALkJrhhK5XCUIwa2S8OW9YW40NsrV k0SEg
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Guangzhou market duck samples were found with the avian influenza virus

06.06.2012 00:36

Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture announced late at night, the two-year-old boy diagnosed with the H5N1 avian influenza infection in Hong Kong, he went to Guangzhou, Haizhu District, Jiangnan East market, a duck samples were positive for H5 avian influenza virus may be infected with avian flu virus. Boy continued hospitalized in Princess Margaret Hospital, the situation remains serious, Dr York Chow, Secretary for Food and Health Bureau, said the boy with hydrocephalus have been reduced, that the genetic test results show that the virus is no genetic variation, it is generally spread in birds will not pass. While dozens of people had contact with young boys, including his parents, there is no experience to the virus, that single cases, will continue to communicate with the mainland. He said the boy was sick two days before the incident, who with his mother to the Guangzhou market to buy live ducks is very likely infected in the markets.

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Brain worries ease for tot with bird flu

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The condition of a two-year-old boy who is seriously ill with bird flu and water on the brain has improved slightly.


The SAR-born boy, who resides in Guangzhou with his Hong Kong father and mainland mother, remains in a serious condition in the pediatric intensive care unit at Princess Margaret Hospital. But the pressure from his brain condition - obstructive hydrocephalus - has eased.
University of Hong Kong School of Public Health virology professor Malik Peiris has told The Standard that hydrocephalus is an "atypical" presentation of H5N1 infection. Patients with bird flu usually exhibit cough and fever.

H5N1 was not suspected when the boy was first admitted for five days at a general pediatric ward at Caritas Medical Centre. When diagnosed with H5N1, he was then transferred to Princess Margaret isolated and put on a regime of the antiviral drug Tamiflu.

Health minister York Chow Yat- ngok said although the boy may have been infected during a trip to a Guangzhou wet market with his mother between May 17 and 19, it cannot be ruled out that the source of infection was in Anhui. But since the parents and other contacts have tested negative, Chow believes it to be an isolated case.

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