Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (January 26) closely monitoring three additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Shandong and Hubei, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.
According to the Health and Family Planning Commission of Shandong Province, the patient is a 59-year-old man from Qingdao city.
The Health and Family Planning Commission of Hubei Province reported that the two patients comprise a man aged 65 from Huangmei County and a woman aged 78 from Hanchuan city. Both were in critical condition.
"According to a report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, under the routine environmental surveillance in affected provinces like Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, the positive rate of H7N9 among environmental samples collected from live poultry markets or other live poultry-related environments increased in December 2016 and was higher than the rates in the same period in previous years.
According to the Health and Family Planning Commission of Shandong Province, the patient is a 59-year-old man from Qingdao city.
The Health and Family Planning Commission of Hubei Province reported that the two patients comprise a man aged 65 from Huangmei County and a woman aged 78 from Hanchuan city. Both were in critical condition.
"According to a report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, under the routine environmental surveillance in affected provinces like Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, the positive rate of H7N9 among environmental samples collected from live poultry markets or other live poultry-related environments increased in December 2016 and was higher than the rates in the same period in previous years.
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