Hong Kong: CHP investigating case of influenza A (H9N2) infection (12/23/09)

[Giuseppe]

Hong Kong: CHP investigating case of influenza A (H9N2) infection (12/23/09)

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a case of influenza A (H9N2) infection - a mild form of avian influenza - involving a 35-month-old girl.

A spokesman for CHP said today (December 23) the girl, living in Sha Tin, developed symptoms of cough, fever, runny nose since late November.

She was admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital and was discharged on December 11.

She has now recovered.

Influenza A (H9N2) was detected in the patient's respiratory specimen. Investigation is ongoing.

The department will inform the World Health Organization.

Influenza A (H9) is an avian influenza virus which has been isolated from duck and chicken for many years.

Infection in humans is rare, and appears to present as a mild disease.

This is the seventh time that H9 viruses was found in humans in Hong Kong.

Five females and a male were confirmed to have suffered from H9 infection in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

"Hong Kong has a comprehensive avian influenza surveillance programme to detect the presence of any avian influenza in our environment and the possible reassortment of the viruses so that prompt responsive measures can be taken," the spokesman said.

As a precautionary measure, people are reminded to avoid contact with live poultry to minimise the chance of being infected with avian influenza.

"Hands should be washed thoroughly with soap and water after handling live poultry.

"To build up good body resistance against influenza, the public are encouraged to maintain a balanced diet, do regular exercise, and have adequate rest. They should not smoke." he said.

For further information on avian influenza, please visit the CHP website (www.chp.gov.hk).
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Re: Hong Kong: CHP investigating case of influenza A (H9N2) infection (12/23/09)

There is a severe outbreak of respiratory disease presumed due to Pandemic H1N1 in neighboring Guangdong province, and one previous H9N2 case was imported into Hong Kong from Guangdong a couple months ago. Something to keep an eye on.

Nevertheless, there is no sign this patient travelled to Guangdong, and having already recovered 12 days ago, HK authorities likely already traced her contacts and did not find any H2H spread.

 

[Shiloh]

Hong Kong investigating case of influenza A (H9N2) infection in 35 month old

Hong Kong investigating case of influenza A (H9N2) infection in 35 month old

Source: http://7thspace.com/headlines/329840/chp_investigating_case_of_influenza_a_h9n2_infection.html

CHP investigating case of influenza A (H9N2) infection


Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a case of influenza A (H9N2) infection - a mild form of avian influenza - involving a 35-month-old girl. A spokesman for CHP said today (December 23) the girl, living in Sha Tin, developed symptoms of cough, fever, runny nose since late November. She was admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital and was discharged on December 11.

She has now recovered. Influenza A (H9N2) was detected in the patient's respiratory specimen. Investigation is ongoing.

The department will inform the World Health Organization. Influenza A (H9) is an avian influenza virus which has been isolated from duck and chicken for many years. Infection in humans is rare, and appears to present as a mild disease.

This is the seventh time that H9 viruses was found in humans in Hong Kong. Five females and a male were confirmed to have suffered from H9 infection in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2009. "Hong Kong has a comprehensive avian influenza surveillance programme to detect the presence of any avian influenza in our environment and the possible reassortment of the viruses so that prompt responsive measures can be taken," the spokesman said.

As a precautionary measure, people are reminded to avoid contact with live poultry to minimise the chance of being infected with avian influenza. "Hands should be washed thoroughly with soap and water after handling live poultry. "To build up good body resistance against influenza, the public are encouraged to maintain a balanced diet, do regular exercise, and have adequate rest.

They should not smoke." he said. For further information on avian influenza, please visit the CHP website (www.chp.gov.hk).

Source: HKSAR Government

 

[Treyfish]

Year-old girl infected / Avian reproduction H9N2

Year-old girl infected / Avian reproduction H9N2

Year-old girl infected / Avian reproduction
2009-12-24



A current outbreak in Hong Kong amid bird flu has also reproduce the Lights!

Figure: FEHD staff in last year's bird flu found in large-scale slaughter of chickens and washing Market (Data Center)

1 30 five-month-old girl confirmed to have contracted H9N2 bird flu, the Department of Health said it is investigating the case. It is understood that the girl at the end of last month cough and fever was admitted to hospital while the CHP in their respiratory samples found to contain H9N2 virus, but fortunately the girl child after treatment, was discharged on the 11th of this month. Infectious disease specialists estimate that girls may be with their families go to the market, the inadvertently chickens infected secretions.

Reporter CHEN Yao-Qiang

Found the first human H9 avian influenza virus was in 1999, the CHP spokesman said that this is Hong Kong's seventh time in the human body found in H9 avian influenza virus, in 1999, two ○ ○ three years, in 2007, last year and this year there were five women and a man infected with H9 virus.

Center for Health Protection said yesterday that, in an age of only 30 months (more than two years) in the girl's body was found an H9N2 avian influenza cases, while the parties are investigating the case. It is reported that influenza A (H9N2) is a mild bird flu virus from duck and chicken for many years isolated in humans is rare, and is a mild disease.

Girls treated and discharged

The spokesman said the girl suffering from bird flu live in Sha Tin, at the end of last month cough, fever and runny nose, then was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital for medical examinations, followed by medical laboratory tests in respiratory tract samples of girls , found to contain influenza A (H9N2) virus.

Fortunately, thanks to treatment, the girl who was discharged on the 11th of this month. The CHP said it would continue to investigate the case and will notify the World Health Organization.

Infectious disease specialist, said Lo Wing-lok, H9N2 was often the chicken virus, and human were Zeyi children more vulnerable to infection. He explained that due to the lower a child's height, it may be time to follow their parents into the market through the stalls of chickens were infected secretions. He said that several years ago, Hau Tak Estate Market, children have a similar infection.

Lo Wing-lok said that, compared with H5N1 avian influenza mortality rates as high as 60 percent, H9N2's mortality rate is almost zero. Although the supply of live chickens in Hong Kong every day, there are the industry to support feeding chickens, but last year there have been avian influenza H5N1, when the Government and therefore the mass killings of live chickens, and stop live chickens imported to Hong Kong, so that the winter solstice, when the market does not supply of live chickens.

Market access may be infected with

It has been suggested that a briefing by the Center for Health Protection is slow, but Lo Wing-lok considered that as the center conducted a number of viruses to test, would give priority to a higher incidence of influenza and in the past, such as the H5N1 bird flu tests, so late only for H9N2 testing.

He said that as long as good hygiene can prevent the virus. The CHP also appealed to the public on the prevention of avian influenza should avoid contact with live poultry, to reduce the chances of infection.

A CHP spokesman stressed that Hong Kong has a comprehensive avian flu surveillance system for monitoring the environment of the avian flu, and viruses will there be genetic recombination, in order to take prompt contingency measures.

Based on past experience, when Hong Kong experienced a large-scale, after the disease will be known as "thorough cleansing," a large-scale clean-up activities, such as SARS, last year's H5N1 avian flu, but the Government has not indicated whether it will conduct similar operations in the .
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[Tonka]

Detected a new flu virus in Hong Kong [H9N2]

Detected a new flu virus in Hong Kong [H9N2]

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/soci.../Hong/Kong/elpepusoc/20091228elpepusoc_13/Tes

Detected a new flu virus in Hong Kong
The hit is a three year old who is out of danger
B. CA?IZARES - Madrid - 28/12/2009


The latest scare-on-health authorities is a new flu virus. From a family that rarely infects humans, H9N2 has been found in a girl of 35 months in Hong Kong. The Chinese authorities have already notified the case to the World Health Organization.


The girl, who lives in Sha Tin District, has already been discharged. He had cough, fever and runny nose. Since 1999, only Hong Kong have been detected in seven cases in humans caused by influenza virus type H9 (H corresponds to the initial one of the coat protein, hemagglutinin, of which there are 16 types). But fortunately, all were mild. Just in case, authorities have recommended to avoid, if possible, contact with poultry, which are the usual focus of these viruses.

Hong Kong is one of the world sentinels for influenza. It's in Southeast Asia, where usually start pandemics (one of the surprises of the last H1N1 is to begin in Mexico), there is a high population density and domestic birds and has the technology to identify the variants of the pathogen .