Hong Kong confirms human case of bird flu
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Hong Kong confirms human case of bird flu
* From correspondents in Hong Kong
* From: AFP
* November 18, 2010 1:35PM
HONG Kong has confirmed its first case of bird flu in humans in seven years, with a 59-year-old woman in a serious condition after a visit to mainland China, health officials say.
The Government has raised Hong Kong's bird flu alert to "serious", meaning there was a "high risk" of contracting the potentially fatal disease, a spokesman for the Department of Health said.
Health officials said the 59-year-old woman tested positive for Influenza A (H5), a variant of avian influenza, after she was first diagnosed with pneumonia and she was now in a serious condition in hospital.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/hong-kong-confirms-human-case-of-bird-flu/story-e6frfku0-1225955617673#ixzz15brOyWT9
Hong Kong confirms human case of bird flu
* From correspondents in Hong Kong
* From: AFP
* November 18, 2010 1:35PM
HONG Kong has confirmed its first case of bird flu in humans in seven years, with a 59-year-old woman in a serious condition after a visit to mainland China, health officials say.
The Government has raised Hong Kong's bird flu alert to "serious", meaning there was a "high risk" of contracting the potentially fatal disease, a spokesman for the Department of Health said.
Health officials said the 59-year-old woman tested positive for Influenza A (H5), a variant of avian influenza, after she was first diagnosed with pneumonia and she was now in a serious condition in hospital.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/hong-kong-confirms-human-case-of-bird-flu/story-e6frfku0-1225955617673#ixzz15brOyWT9
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