This year, Hong Kong recorded 31 cases of melioidosis, of which 7 patients died. Among them, 23 patients lived in Sham Shui Po, accounting for 77% of the total patients.
According to the CHP, there was no new confirmed case of melioidosis today (22nd), and 62 environmental samples collected in Sham Shui Po in the past two days were all negative after laboratory tests.
▼On October 18, the outbreak of melioidosis infection in Baitian Village▼
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The CHP said it has continued to collect environmental samples in the Sham Shui Po area in the past two days to follow up on infection cases in the area.
After testing by the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, all 62 environmental samples were negative for the nucleic acid test of melioidosis, stressing that we will continue to strengthen monitoring of melioidosis infection cases recorded in recent months, reminding the public to maintain personal and environmental hygiene at all times, if symptoms appear , seek medical attention as soon as possible.
The HKU team earlier tested positive for four soil samples at the Pak Tin Estate site
Following the swab samples collected by the team of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong from the bathroom faucet and the inner wall of the vase of the infected household in Pak Tin Village earlier, the nucleic acid test for Burkholderia melioidosis was positive. Among the soil samples from the redevelopment phase 10 site, 4 samples were positive. It is considered that the site has mud digging and the risk is high. However, no workers at the site have been infected yet.
▼On October 21, Yuan Guoyong and Zhang Zhujun went to the site of Pak Tin Village, Sham Shui Po to investigate the outbreak of melioidosis▼
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Yuen Kwok-yung, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, together with the Department of Health, visited the 10th phase of the redevelopment of Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po yesterday (21st) and believed that although the relevant samples were positive, the bacteria could not grow, so it could not be concluded that it was transmission. source.
He suggested that the workers in the workshop can use slaked lime to kill Burkholderia. He also suggested that if the citizens have immune problems or chronic diseases, they should use boiled water when they are in the mouth; if the 150 workers at the site have chronic diseases , a blood test can be arranged by the Department of Health to see if the antibody is positive for Burkholderia.
Melioid ｜ Eighty-year-old Weng in Sham Shui Po fell in a coma at home and was admitted to hospital and blood samples tested positive for melioid ｜ 4 soil samples from Pak Tin Estate site in Sham Shui Po were positive for 150 workers to be tested for melioid ｜ Another case was recorded in Hong Kong The patient lives in Sham Shui Po with chronic diseases Melioidosis recently passed away | The chairman of the Sham Shui Po hard-hit area association urged to expand the tracking and regularly publish the number of new cases of melioidosis | The patients were distributed in 16 buildings, 90 environmental samples were negative, and their family members were asymptomatic
