The Center for Health Protection received a notification from Hunan Province in the Mainland that a 40-year-old woman in Yongzhou City was infected with avian influenza A (H5N6) and had been to the live poultry market before the onset of the disease. The current situation is serious.
The Center for Health Protection stated that the 40-year-old child lived in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province and had been to a live poultry market. He was admitted to the hospital the day after he became ill on September 8. The current situation is serious.
Since 2014, the Mainland health authorities have notified a total of 43 human cases of avian influenza A (H5N6) infection.
The Centre for Health Protection stated that all new types of influenza A, including H5N6, are statutory notifiable infectious diseases in Hong Kong, reminding members of the public to avoid going to wet markets, live poultry markets or farms if they go to the Mainland or other affected areas; When relatives and friends, pay attention to whether there are free-range poultry, do not buy live poultry or freshly slaughtered poultry, avoid contact with poultry or their droppings, and always maintain personal and hand hygiene when going to any place with live poultry.
If citizens develop symptoms after returning to Hong Kong from the affected areas, they should seek medical advice immediately and take the initiative to inform their doctors of the places they have visited recently; Inform the doctor to help diagnose possible avian flu cases, and arrange the necessary investigations and appropriate treatment in a timely manner.
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