Malaria | 1 more dead, 19 people still in the hospital, Liu Jiaxian: Experts say I have never seen a body with so many worms

A total of 30 new imported malaria cases were recorded in Hong Kong in July. Among them, a 52-year-old male patient died in a hotel during quarantine.

Hospital Authority Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) Lau Ka-hsien said today (5th) that there was one more malaria death this afternoon. There are still 19 patients hospitalized in three public hospitals in Hong Kong, and the HA still has enough medicines for the time being. Healing and procuring medicines globally when needed.

He said that malaria patients are in a serious condition. "Experts have never seen a single diseased fruit of malaria with so many worms in their bodies."

Although experts say the species of mosquitoes that transmit the disease is not common in Hong Kong, they still call for good mosquito control measures.

One more malaria patient dies, 19 patients hospitalized in public hospital

Liu Jiaxian said at the press conference on the epidemic today that a new malaria patient died this afternoon. The patient was admitted to the internal medicine department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital on August 3 for treatment. When he was admitted to the hospital, his condition was already poor. On the same day, he was transferred to the intensive care unit and needed to breathe on a ventilator.

Although doctors and nurses prescribed a lot of drugs, the patient still died this afternoon.

Liu said that there are still 19 patients in hospital under the HA, including nine in Kwong Wah Hospital, eight in Princess Margaret Hospital and two in Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Expert: I have never seen a body with so many worms, and the HA will buy medicines as needed

Liu pointed out that malaria cases in Hong Kong have risen sharply in a short period of time, and the patient's condition is also quite serious. Experts also pointed out that "there have been many malaria fruit seeds and worms in the body since then." There are enough medicines to treat malaria patients, but as more and more tourists from other places return to Hong Kong, and most of the inbound people return to Hong Kong from Africa, they will estimate how many medicines they need to buy to prevent more and more malaria patients.

He also said that he will purchase from all over the world, including the mainland, because the mainland is relatively close, the medicine can be obtained on the same day.

Hospital Authority Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) Lau Ka-hsien (file photo)

Liu Jiaxian: Malaria mosquito species is not common in Hong Kong, but mosquito control work still needs to be done

As for whether to reserve beds, Liu Jiaxian said that there is no relevant arrangement, and all patients who need to be admitted will be admitted to isolation facilities, because malaria is always an infectious disease.

He continued that malaria is not transmitted in the same way as the new crown pneumonia, mainly relying on specific mosquito species to bite and infect humans.

Liu emphasized that although experts say that the mosquito species is not common in Hong Kong, they will still do a good job in mosquito control, and the hospital's mosquito control work has reached the highest level.

Zhang Zhujun: The malaria situation makes people worry that their colleagues will do medical monitoring if they are diagnosed

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that the malaria situation in recent months is worrying, because a group of African arrivals to Hong Kong were diagnosed in hotels. More death or to go to intensive care unit.

She said that the HA has relevant preparations. If there is a case in the traveler, it will conduct medical monitoring for the traveler. If there are symptoms, they will be sent to the hospital as soon as possible. If there are no symptoms, blood tests will be performed.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection.

A large proportion of the cases are from Guinea, and it is difficult to require inspection before entry

When asked if passengers need special inspections when they enter the country in the future, Zhang Zhujun said that malaria is also present in Africa and other foreign places, so it is difficult to ask everyone to be tested before entering. However, in recent months, a large proportion of malaria cases came from Africa and Guinea. Therefore, when people from Guinea arrive in Hong Kong, they will be asked if they have symptoms. If they have symptoms, they will be sent to the hospital directly. If they have no symptoms, it will depend on whether the entrants are willing to have blood drawn and undergo medical monitoring.

30 malaria cases in recent months He Bailiang: The incident is unusual, and it is recommended to enter the country from Guinea to be checked for malaria | 30 imported cases from Africa in the past month, one died in a quarantine hotel, 4 people were hospitalized in the ICU, and some 30 African arrivals were sent to the hospital for suspected malaria To be admitted to an intensive care unit