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Experts worry the virus shuffle effect -HK H9

Treyfish

Moderator
2009年11月04日

Immediate concern about the winter peak period of influenza, Hong Kong is worried by the swine flu (H1N1) and seasonal influenza (H3N2) a double pincer attack on the occasion of a sudden the bird flu strikes.
A resident of the 47-year-old Hong Kong woman in Shenzhen at the end of shortness of breath and cough with Tan Bing Zheng, Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong yesterday confirmed H9 avian influenza virus. It is reported that female patients had gone to Shenzhen market, but no contact with birds. This is the sixth case in Hong Kong has always been H9 avian influenza cases, and led by adults infected, female patients are being treated in isolation in stable condition.

Experts warned that if the avian flu, swine influenza and seasonal influenza viruses shuffle effect, at any time greatly increased opportunities for people being infected with the virus, the elderly and those with chronic post-infection in patients with a higher risk of death to remind the public to take early precautions.
Female patient who suffers from other diseases, have long-term medication, and every two weeks, returned to Hong Kong at Queen Mary Hospital, specialist out-patient follow-up. She and her family live in Shenzhen during the incubation period to the Mainland market, but no contact with poultry or birds are imported cases. Nian Liu Japanese female patient last month after onset, Nianba days, follow-up treatment at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, followed by hospitalization because of influenza symptoms, no complications. The patient was taken on the Eve Day respiratory samples showed she was infected with H9 avian influenza virus, living with family members without symptoms.

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Queen Mary Hospital, diagnosed after the patient was infected with H9, has tracked the patients had contact with the medical staff and laboratory tests confirmed that all the non-infected. ;) Patients come to Hong Kong if there is any use of public transport, broadcast poison in public places, as well as whether the chicken farm near his home in Shenzhen, the CHP said it is with the Guangdong health authorities to investigate ways in patients with infection, and this case inform the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Health and Macao health authorities.


Hong Kong in Jiu Jiunian Zhi ○ eight years, received a total of five avian influenza H9 infection in young children, aged between two months and as large as four years old, fully recovered.

Experts worry the virus shuffle effect
University of Hong Kong, director of infection and infectious disease center in Ho Pak-leung said that human beings through contact with birds infected with H9 virus, children, chronically ill patients and patients with defective immune systems due to resistance is weak, sick easily turn bad situations, and even the risk of death compared with high. This year, our winter, affected by a variety of influenza viruses threats, he was worried that bird flu, swine influenza and seasonal influenza viruses shuffle effect, increase their risk of infection.
Infectious disease specialist Lo Wing-lok, said: "a generous opportunity for three viruses infected sun Well great, but the infirm persons, including those with chronic diseases of swine influenza infection in resistance to infection or weaker by increasing infected with avian flu or seasonal flow of emotion opportunities." Lo Wing-lok that the Government should co-operation with the Mainland, to monitor the two farms, including whether there are abnormal death of poultry, Avian Flu outbreak.
:tiphat:http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20091104/00174_001.html?pubdate=20091104
 
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