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Hong Kong: Cluster of respiratory syncytial virus cases in Development Disabilities Unit in Caritas Medical Centre (4/14/10)

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Giuseppe

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Hong Kong: Cluster of respiratory syncytial virus cases in Development Disabilities Unit in Caritas Medical Centre (4/14/10)

[Source: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong PRC SAR, View Original Article. Edited.]

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

The Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) spokesperson made the following announcement today (April 14):

Four residents (three male and one female, aged six to 13) on one of the floors in the Development Disabilities Unit (DDU) of the CMC have presented with fever and respiratory symptoms since April 8. The hospital arranged appropriate clinical tests for these children. Three of them are positive for respiratory syncytial virus. The four residents are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition. Infection control measures have been stepped up in DDU. New admission is suspended while visiting arrangements remain unchanged. All other child residents in the unit are under close surveillance.

The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection.
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Re: Hong Kong: Cluster of respiratory syncytial virus cases in Development Disabilities Unit in Caritas Medical Centre (4/14/10)

Hong Kong: Update on cluster of respiratory syncytial virus cases in Development Disabilities Unit of Caritas Medical Centre (4/16/10)

[Source: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong PRC SAR, View Original Article.]

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

Following the earlier announcement on four child residents in the Developmental Disabilities Unit (DDU) of Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) confirmed with respiratory syncytial viral infection, the hospital announced the following updates today (April 16):

One more four-year-old girl in the concerned unit presented with fever and her test result is positive for respiratory syncytial virus. The child resident is being treated under isolation and is in stable condition. Infection control measures have been stepped up in the DDU. New admission is suspended while visiting arrangements remain unchanged. All other child residents are under close surveillance.

The hospital has reported the case to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection.
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