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Written by: Zhang Meihua
2019-11-21 19:59
Last updated date: 2019-11-21 19:59The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced today (21st) that it was investigating a case of hepatitis E in a human-infected rat. The case involved an 82-year-old woman living in Ho Man Tin Estate, Kowloon City. She had jaundice, loss of appetite and brown urine since the 7th of last month. She was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on the 21st of the same month. She was discharged after treatment and is now in stable condition. The patient's blood sample was tested and confirmed to be positive for hepatitis E in rats. A CHP spokesman called on the public to maintain good personal, food and environmental hygiene to prevent infection with hepatitis E.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced today (21st) that it was investigating a case of hepatitis E in a human-infected rat. The case involved an 82-year-old woman living in Kowloon City District with a chronic illness. (data picture)
An epidemiological survey conducted by the CHP revealed that 82-year-old female patients were living in Ho Man Tin Estate, Kowloon City. The household contacts included husband and daughter, and neither had any related symptoms. The patient did not eat raw pork or pig offal. The Department is investigating whether the condition is related to the six outbreaks of hepatitis E in the earlier outbreak.
According to the CHP, patients indicated that they had not been able to remember the rats or their excretions, nor did they find the rats in their homes. The patient did not travel outside during the incubation period, and his family contacts have not developed symptoms so far. A CHP spokesman said that according to the existing epidemiological data, the source and route of the infection could not be determined, and the center's investigation is still in progress.
Since the current route of transmission of hepatitis E in human-infected rats is not yet clear, possible routes of transmission include eating or drinking food or water contaminated with rodents or their excreta, and exposure to environments or objects contaminated with rodents or their excreta. And direct contact with rodents or their excreta. The hepatitis E virus, which generally causes human infection, is mainly transmitted through the faecal-oral route.
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