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5 dead birds in Causeway Bay tested for virus
Lana Lam
Jan 29, 2012
Five birds found dead in Causeway Bay yesterday are being tested for the H5N1 virus, just weeks after a ban on live chicken sales was lifted.
Meanwhile, a ranger who handled a dead bird at a family camp site in Sai Kung last week was released from hospital last night after being admitted with flu-like symptoms.
The ranger, who found the dead bird at the Caritas Jockey Club Siu Tong Camp at Lai Chee Chong last week, came down with a fever on Friday night.
He was admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital just before 3am yesterday with symptoms including fever, tiredness, coughing, a runny nose and a sore throat.
A spokeswoman for the Hospital Authority said the ranger was discharged at 6pm after being treated for an upper respiratory tract infection. He was given medication and would not require monitoring.
The Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department said it had collected the five birds found in Causeway Bay, as well as the one handled by the ranger, and would carry out tests for the virus...
5 dead birds in Causeway Bay tested for virus
Lana Lam
Jan 29, 2012
Five birds found dead in Causeway Bay yesterday are being tested for the H5N1 virus, just weeks after a ban on live chicken sales was lifted.
Meanwhile, a ranger who handled a dead bird at a family camp site in Sai Kung last week was released from hospital last night after being admitted with flu-like symptoms.
The ranger, who found the dead bird at the Caritas Jockey Club Siu Tong Camp at Lai Chee Chong last week, came down with a fever on Friday night.
He was admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital just before 3am yesterday with symptoms including fever, tiredness, coughing, a runny nose and a sore throat.
A spokeswoman for the Hospital Authority said the ranger was discharged at 6pm after being treated for an upper respiratory tract infection. He was given medication and would not require monitoring.
The Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department said it had collected the five birds found in Causeway Bay, as well as the one handled by the ranger, and would carry out tests for the virus...
