A 55-year-old woman from Chenzhou City, Hunan Province was infected with avian influenza H5N6. She went to the live poultry market before she became ill

The Centre for Health Protection announced today (10th) that it is closely monitoring a new human case of avian influenza A (H5N6) in the Mainland. The case involves a 55-year-old woman living in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province. To the live poultry market.

She developed symptoms on July 26 and was admitted to the hospital on August 1 in serious condition.

Since 2014, the Mainland health authorities have notified a total of 38 human cases of avian influenza A (H5N6) infection.

A spokesperson for the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health urged the public to maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene at all times, whether they are local or during their travels.

(Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)

The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today that it is closely monitoring a new human case of avian influenza A (H5N6) in the Mainland. The case involved a 55-year-old woman living in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province who had been to live poultry before the onset of the disease. market.

She developed symptoms on July 26 and was admitted to the hospital on August 1 in serious condition.

Hong Kong people should avoid contact with live poultry

A spokesperson for the Centre for Health Protection said that all new influenza A, including H5N6, are statutory notifiable infectious diseases in Hong Kong.

The spokesman also urged the public to maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene at all times whether they are travelling locally or abroad.

If citizens go to the Mainland or other affected areas, they should remember to avoid going to wet markets, live poultry markets or farms.

When visiting relatives and friends, pay attention to whether there are free-range poultry.

Do not buy live poultry or freshly slaughtered poultry, and avoid contact with poultry or birds or their droppings.

When going to any place with live poultry, keep personal and hand hygiene at all times.

After returning to Hong Kong from the affected area, if you develop symptoms, you should seek medical advice immediately and take the initiative to inform your doctor of the places you have been to so that you can diagnose and treat potential diseases as soon as possible.

If you have ever seen any live poultry while traveling, you should inform your doctor because you may have been in contact with a contaminated environment. This will help diagnose a possible avian flu case, and arrange the necessary investigation and appropriate treatment in a timely manner.

A new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N6) in the Mainland involved a 55-year-old woman living in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province.

(Information Picture/Photographed by Lu Yiming)

The public should maintain personal, hand, food and environmental hygiene at all times, and pay attention to the following suggestions when handling poultry:

　　• Avoid contact with poultry, birds, animals or their droppings;

　　• When buying live chickens, do not touch live chickens and chicken manure, and do not blow their tails.

Wash the eggs stained with feces, use detergent to assist in washing, and immediately cook and eat.

After touching chickens and eggs, wash hands thoroughly with soap and water;

　　• Cook eggs thoroughly until the yolk and egg whites are solidified. Do not eat raw eggs or sauces with raw eggs.

Cook poultry thoroughly.

If the pink gravy is still flowing out, or the bone marrow is still bright red, re-cook the poultry until it is fully cooked;

　• Wash your hands frequently, especially before touching your mouth, nose or eyes, before handling food or eating, after going to the toilet, or touching public objects Such as elevator handrails, elevator buttons or door handles, or when the hands are contaminated by respiratory secretions, such as after coughing or sneezing; and

　　• If you have a fever or respiratory tract infection symptoms, go to a hospital or clinic, take care of a fever or Patients with respiratory symptoms should wear masks.

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