Hong Kong-Suspected fatal case of enterovirus infection under investigation

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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a suspected fatal case of enterovirus infection involving a four-year-old boy.
The boy, with good past health, developed fever, runny nose and cough since June 9. His condition deteriorated rapidly and was found collapsed in bed in his home in the late evening on June 10. On the same evening, he was brought to the Accident and Emergency Department of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital where he was certified dead in the early morning on June 11.
The nasopharyngeal swab and endotracheal tube aspirate taken from the boy tested positive for enterovirus.
The boy has no recent travel history. His parents were asymptomatic. He studied in a kindergarten in Chai Wan and there is no recent outbreak of hand, foot, mouth disease in the school.
CHP?s investigation continues. The cause of the boy's death is under investigation by the Coroner.
This is the first suspected fatal case of enterovirus infection reported to the CHP this year. The CHP recorded one fatal case in each of the year between 2009 and 2011.:tiphat:
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Re: Hong Kong-Suspected fatal case of enterovirus infection under investigation

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Boy suspected dye enterovirus death

Enterovirus peak sustained, Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health yesterday confirmed that a four-year-old boy suspected of being infected with enterovirus death is the first death case this year. Department of Health has suggested that the boy attended Kln Kai Fong Women's Club Hong Kong Island, Wan Tsui Estate Wan Tsui kindergarten, strengthen disinfection measures; but the school has no recent outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease, it has not required the schools to be closed . However, an infectious disease expert pointed out that enterovirus infection to death is very rare to remind parents to pay attention. In addition, the Food and Health Secretary York Chow said earlier single case of a boy infected with bird flu cases are imported, but the prevention and control should not be relaxed.

CHP refers to suspected enterovirus infection death 4-year-old boy living with their parents Chai Wan, itself is in good health, fever, runny nose and cough on June 10. His situation rapidly deteriorated, and in bed at home in the evening and was found unconscious and was rushed to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Nethersole Hospital Accident and Emergency Department, but extended to the following morning confirmed the death, the disease die within less than 24 hours.

The boy has no recent outbound
Department of Health and preliminary test results show that the boy's nose and throat swab samples and tracheal endocrine samples were positive for enterovirus; boy not recently traveled outside of their parents have no symptoms. CHP's investigations are still continuing, the coroner on the boy's death for further investigation.
Department of Health data show that from 2009 to 2011, Hong Kong each year was recorded in a death case. Were received for the CHP this year, the first suspected enterovirus infection deaths, 29 of enterovirus infection cases have occurred since this year. In the past three months, there a number of kindergartens has the outbreak of HFMD caused by enterovirus, more schools need to be closed. The middle of last month, a mere one-month-old boy more serious complications due to enterovirus infection, stay at Tai Po Hospital for treatment.

Virus or cardiac arrest
, Director of the Hong Kong infection and the Center for Infectious Diseases, Ho Pak-leung said, enterovirus causing death is relatively rare in children infected with mostly minor cases; but if the important position of the heart or brain stem of the virus from entering children have the opportunity to deteriorate within a few hours, so that the cardiac arrest . Enterovirus is particularly active in the summer, he reminded the parents, children continued fever, a rapid breathing, confusion or convulsions, we should seek treatment immediately.
Ho Pak-leung also suggested that the next two to three months, kindergarten or children's gathering place, a clean environment must be strengthened, and attention there is no single enterovirus species group infection.
In addition, Dr York Chow, Secretary for Food and Health Bureau in the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Committee meeting yesterday, said earlier single case of a boy infected with bird flu cases are imported, but the prevention and control should not be relaxed.
Dr Chow also said that the overall risk of avian influenza in Hong Kong, in particular the risk of human infection, maintained in a stable low level; the first five months of this year, 20 wild birds confirmed with the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus shows that the virus is still in Vicinity of Hong Kong popular that the public can not be taken lightly.



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