A large cluster of malaria infections has appeared in Hong Kong. The Centre for Health Protection and the Hospital Authority announced at a press conference on the outbreak today (6th) that 58 malaria patients are being hospitalized in public hospitals. People are seriously ill.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that there is no detailed study of the patient's nationality, but he saw that most of the patient's names are Chinese, and some of them have left Hong Kong without test results. Arrivals by Guinean flights are prohibited.
At the same time, the Center for Health Protection went to the quarantine hotel to screen about 90 people according to the list of companies in Guinea. Among them, about 20 people tested positive for malaria and have been sent to the hospital for treatment. A random check was conducted, and 13 of the 120 people tested positive initially.
Malaria is common in regions with warm climates such as Africa, Southeast Asia and South America, and is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.
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Patients aged 25 to 56 years 1 critical 2 severe
Lau Ka Hin, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, said that as of 12 noon, a total of 58 malaria patients were hospitalized, including 56 males and 2 females, aged between 25 and 56.
One of the patients is in critical condition and is being hospitalized in the intensive care unit, two other patients are in serious condition, and the remaining 55 are in stable condition.
The authorities do not know the nationality of the patient Zhang Zhujun: I see that most of their names are Chinese
When asked about the nationality of the patients, Zhang Zhujun said that he did not study in detail, but mentioned that "seeing their names are mostly Chinese", and also said that most of the positive testers are in the hospital, but some have not yet received results. If she has already left, she will notify the relevant places, and she mentioned that she has not heard of any plans to ban Guinean flights from arriving in Hong Kong.
Some Guineans arriving in Hong Kong have left the country without results. The authorities will notify relevant places
Zhang Zhujun also said that he knew that a large proportion of the cases arrived in Hong Kong from Guinea, and some of the cases had their colleagues or people from the same company who have come to Hong Kong or are about to come to Hong Kong. The Department of Health has collected the list of personnel from the same company in Guinea in the past one or two days and screened them at the quarantine hotel. About 90 people were investigated, and more than 20 people with malaria were found to be positive and are being sent to the hospital for treatment.
In addition, there was a flight yesterday with about 120 people traveling with them. Yesterday, they were screened together with the Hospital Authority and the Port Health Department. Among the 120 people, 13 were initially tested positive.
WHO analysis of malaria case distribution in Guinea.
Liu Jiaxian urges passengers returning from places with severe malaria to seek medical treatment as soon as possible if they are unwell
Liu Jiaxian added that some of the tests did not confirm the diagnosis of malaria, and he would also call daily to ask if he had symptoms, and send him to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
It was mentioned that one person passed away yesterday and one person is in critical condition today. Seeing that the patient has been unwell for several days, he did not seek medical attention immediately.
We call on travelers returning from places with severe malaria to seek medical attention as soon as possible if they feel unwell, and tell the doctor where they have been, and the doctor will diagnose according to the symptoms.
A visitor to the Princess Margaret Centre for Infectious Diseases in the afternoon from Cosmo Hotel Wanchai
In addition, at around 3 pm today, a resident of the Cosmo Hotel was taken to the Infectious Diseases Center of Princess Margaret Hospital by ambulance. The ambulance was wearing protective clothing and was suspected of being infected with malaria.
▼On July 25, those returning to Hong Kong at the airport are waiting to take a special bus to the quarantine hotel▼
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