Hong Kong Flu-like Illness outbreak

[Giuseppe]

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:tiphat: Nawtybits This article is accompanied by a picture of a child drinking from a water fountain...

Drinking spread of influenza
Panel of Experts: Do not let children use to reduce infection

Please, read the complete special commission report about three children deaths at _|HK SAR ILI AND ARI|_ thread.
One of the child developed necrotizing encephalitis directly caused by A/H1N1 seasonal strain.
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[Treyfish]

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3 Snips from stories on this new whatever it is.Says they tested for everything and all negative.. :tiphat: The mystical viral circulation explodes

[Eastern daily paper special news]Flu explodes explodes again, in addition does not stop the variety, afterward also has the new viral attack, under the government is at a loss, forms the new old virus to move in endless cycles the violation child, after resuming classes, until now ten long time, had the nearly 200 people to infect flu, more than 20 people are hospitalized, situation approaching loses control. Because the encephalitis stayed in hospital the Wells Hospital sincere treatment department 11 year old of what surname boy until now still the stupor, although must by the life-support machine help breath, the situation by transfer perilous seriously, but the cause of disease became the riddle.It is known that the boy once the high fever to 104 degrees Fahrenheit, the hospital carried on seven kind of viral for it the fast tests completely unexpectedly was the negative, after the suspicion is a variety, presents the mystical fatal virus, but has not been able to examine immediately.<SNIP > The boy to flu, the bird flu, the vice-flu, the adenovirus, the Japanese encephalitis, the respiratory tract gathers the butcher virus, � 銡 l one and two, totals seven kind of virus to assume the negative reaction, the hospital has not for the present discovered that the boy infects what kind of virus, was waiting for that � 銡 l six and seven, and enteritis's test result, expected needs from two to three weeks:tiphat: http://svsurl.systransoft.com/?t=out...9666c61b4--413:yinyang: 21/04/2008, Monday in the morning 12:50

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The port hears the abstract
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Caption: Flu and the mystical virus make a sneak attack unceasingly, the schoolchild has to put on the mouthpiece self-preservation.

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[Daily Sun special news]Flu explodes explodes again, does not stop the variety to become the new virus, forms the new old virus to move in endless cycles violates the child. Because the encephalitis stayed in hospital the Wells Hospital sincere treatment department 11 year old of what surname boy until now still the stupor, although must by the life-support machine help breath, the situation by transfer perilous seriously, but the cause of disease became the riddle..:tiphat: http://svsurl.systransoft.com/?t=out...9666c61b4--5c5:yinyang: The peasant family splendid school rumbles conceals the truth the epidemic disease​

[Eastern daily paper special news]Because the Shatin salvation army peasant family splendid school had the schoolchild the encephalitis in hospital to be once perilous, the school authorities actually have not had the news announce the entire school guardian, made the guardian ignorant however not to know, had the guardian to read a newspaper learned about, sent a telegram to the school to inquire, but the school authorities staff members said unexpectedly ?has not received the news, has not confirmed the event?, the guardian questioned that the school concealed the epidemic situation desirably, the fermentation suspended classes voluntarily..:tiphat: http://svsurl.systransoft.com/?t=out...9666c61b4--5c6:yinyang:​

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[Treyfish]

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21/04/2008, Monday in the morning 01:43

The port hears the abstract

on 16th the infant dyes the fatal virus

[Eastern daily paper special news]Flu continues panic, many department of pediatrics specialist pointed out that were recently large quantities of the child to suffer from common and momentarily the fatal respiratory tract gathers � 鉹 the l virus and the adenovirus, sends the hemorrhage, to have a fever, the intestines to fill and symptoms and so on scant of breath, needs to be hospitalized the treatment, the youngest sick children only on 16th are big, also refers to the part treating sick children because of the feed antibiotic, many tests have also not been able to find out the cause of disease, increases the treatment difficulty. Hong Kong Medical society Trustee Department of pediatrics specialist Chen Yicheng indicated that within several days had more than ten mainly to suffer from the respiratory tract to gather � 鉹 l the virus and the adenovirus child treat. Chen Yicheng described that the respiratory tract gathers � 鉹 the l virus to be fierce, on 16th in big patient's X optical glass, then some 1/4 lungs whitening, needs to enter the hospital sincere treatment department. Contracts this sickness possible to infect the pharynx and larynx, the bronchial tube and the vocal cord large scale, makes the scant of breath to be momentarily fatal, must extract the nose fluid by against blocking, is serious when must use the oxygen mask breath, even carries on the artificial respiration.

Takes the antibiotic difficultly to find out the cause of disease
Moreover, the child often contracted the virus also to include annular and the adenovirus, Chen Yicheng said that more than ten treating sick children suffered from the adenovirus within several days, the patient lymph swelling, will present the intestines telescope to send intestines, momentarily bled lethal. Another department of pediatrics specialist Xie Hongxing indicated that has the treating sick children because of the food antibiotic, makes partial bacterium many tests also not to be able to find out, increases the treatment difficulty.:tiphat: http://svsurl.systransoft.com/?t=ou...sk=11d1def534ea1be0-3d1e4877-119666c61b4--1be​

 

[Giuseppe]

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21/04/2008, Monday in the morning 01:43

The port hears the abstract​

on 16th the infant dyes the fatal virus​

In the daily update, CHP reported increasing number of cases of human metapneumovirus and EV-71. Special mention to GI tract symptoms.
See http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=149446&postcount=42

 

[Siam]

Re: _|HK SAR, INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESS AND ARI UPDATE(S)|_|MARCH 23+|

Re: _|HK SAR, INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESS AND ARI UPDATE(S)|_|MARCH 23+|

International abstract

The port explodes the flu to seize two Tong Ming
Winter cold time long Brisben wreaks havoc

[ The Daily Sun special news ] the flu not only wreaks havoc US, Hong Kong this year also prepares the flu "devastating", three year old girl He Paoi and seven year old boy Luo Haoming successively becomes the flu the sacrificial victim, sounds the flu epidemic disease tide the alarm bell.
The Hong Kong authority announcement cause of death reports pointed out that, He Paoi has the armor ion channel gene to be many and the cardic muscle bridge question, causes the coronary artery to press, she also infected Brisben the H3N2 flu, increased the heart load, finally makes her die. Trouble asthma Luo Haoming once took the steroid, dies acute necrosis brain illness which flu brought about to Brisben the H1N1.

In short-term rapid spread
Beginning of this year, the flu starts to kill into the Hong Kong, because the this year winter cold time is longer, makes the flu in the short month the fast spread. Demonstrated according to the Hong Kong health protection center to the Hong Kong flu patient sample chemical examination result that, the Brisben flu only has the fragmentary document in January, but arrived at the beginning of February, has 90% the sample is Brisben.
The flu erupts, the entire port school appears please gets sick 假潮, the authority in March 12 evening suddenly announced the entire port elementary school, the preschool, the kindergarten and the special school next day will get up suspends classes two weeks, will shift to an earlier time has the Easter vacation. But resumed classes the only two weeks, Hong Kong still receives the flu epidemic disease tide influence, the flu and the adenovirus, the respiratory tract gathers infectious disease and so on butcher virus has one after another, the preschool, the elementary and middle schools and the elder had the exceed hundred person of center moves.
http://wap.on.cc/oncc/portal/news/Index.do

 

[Siam]

Re: _|HK SAR, INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESS AND ARI UPDATE(S)|_|MARCH 23+|

Re: _|HK SAR, INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESS AND ARI UPDATE(S)|_|MARCH 23+|

22./04/2008, billion Tuesday morning 07:27


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International abstract

Brisben H3N2 last year only then confirmed
The southern hemisphere extremely passes on Northern Hemisphere to be rare

[ The Daily Sun special news ] Brisben the H3N2 armor flu virus is initiates the American serious flu epidemic situation the main virus, last year the beginning by the World Health Organization (abbreviation world health) was confirmed for the global new virus, the American health authority development vaccine aims at this virus by no means, world health last year sent out the flu vaccine combination, has not also had including this only new variety.

Ten years ago various countries' chaotic foot
Brisben H3N2 is armor flu virus's 亞型, goes to new year to confirm in the Australian Brisbane. Australian last year once erupted five to August the armor flu, caused six young Tong and three adults dies, the nation diagnosed a document to reach as high as 9,988, six became H3N2. After this virus wreaks havoc the southern hemisphere, rapid dissemination to Northern Hemisphere.
North because the flu virus "passes on by the south" is extremely rare, therefore, world health last year sent out 07 to 08 year Northern Hemisphere flu vaccine combination also not in view of Brisben H3N2. "Passes on north to the previous appearance by the south" already is ten years ago, in 1998 the southern hemisphere Sydney virus wreaked havoc in Northern Hemisphere, makes a various countries' foot to be greatly chaotic.
US flu vaccine combination which produced in a hurry in last year, also including Brisben H3N2, has not caused the effect unsatisfactory. The disease control and the prevention center (CDC) flu group Assistant Director Doctor Jernegan's indicated that, the authority has already developed the next flu season vaccine, middle aims at three kind of virus and this year are completely dissimilar.
http://wap.on.cc/oncc/portal/news/Index.do

 

[Commonground]

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27 students ill in suspected flu outbreaks in HK

HONG KONG, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Center for Health Protection on Tuesday received six reports of influenza-like illness outbreaks involving 27 students from one secondary school, three primary schools and two kindergartens, a government press release said.

According to the press release from the Information Services Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, these reports involved 16 boys and 11 girls aged 2 to 14. None have been hospitalized or had influenza confirmed.

The center's staff have visited the institutions and provided health advice, the press release said.

On March 12, Hong Kong SAR government announced the closure of all primary schools, special schools and kindergartens in the city for two weeks due to seasonal flu outbreaks.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/22/content_8030887.htm

 

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=151104
April 23, 2008

Coroner to scrutinise boy's death
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Centre for Health Protection

An 11-year-old boy admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital April 17 with convulsions and a fever died today. The Centre for Health Protection said there is no evidence so far he had influenza and the Coroner's Court will investigate the case.



He tested negative for influenza-A and B, parainfluenza, adenovirus and respiratory syncytial virus. The centre's staff visited have visited his school to offer health advice. So far no influenza outbreak has been reported in the school.



Today saw no report under the influenza surveillance arrangement set up by the centre with hospitals. Of the 31 cases reported under the arrangement since March 13, 10 cases have laboratory evidence of influenza, with nine patients discharged and one still admitted in stable condition.



The remaining 21 cases, including the boy, have tested negative in preliminary influenza tests, with 15 patients discharged and five hospitalised.



The centre today received two flu-like illness outbreak reports involving four SAHK Wo Che Hostel & Recreation Centre residents, including three men and a woman aged 46 to 57, and six Ta Ku Ling Ling Ying Public School students, including four boys and two girls aged seven to nine. The former case has been confirmed Influenza-B related.