The Center for Health Protection said today (23rd) that three new confirmed cases of melioid infection have been recorded in the center in the past week.
All three had various long-term illnesses, one had to be hospitalized, and the others had been discharged.
The Center for Health Protection stated that the new cases all lived in Sham Shui Po District. The CHP's epidemiological investigation showed that the onset of these cases occurred from early September to early November.
A total of 46 cases of melioidosis have been recorded in Hong Kong this year, including 30 cases recorded in Sham Shui Po District since August.
▼On October 21, Yuan Guoyong and Zhang Zhujun went to Baitian Village, Sham Shui Po to investigate the melioidosis epidemic▼
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The Center for Health Protection announced today (23rd) that in the past week, from December 17th to 23rd, the CHP has recorded three new confirmed cases of melioid infection.
They live in Sham Shui Po District. The center's epidemiological investigation revealed that the onset of these cases occurred between mid-September and early November.
The first case involved a 62-year-old man who suffered from various long-term medical conditions, including diabetes and coronary heart disease, and was undergoing dialysis treatment for end-stage renal failure.
He developed fever and cough on September 2. He went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Caritas Hospital the next day. He was later discharged in stable condition.
However, he was re-admitted to the hospital on December 5 due to persistent fever and was discharged five days after hospitalization.
Five days after discharge, the patient went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Caritas Hospital again due to fever and abdominal pain and was required to stay in hospital for treatment.
The patient is still hospitalized in stable condition.
His peritoneal dialysis samples were assayed positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei.
The second case involved an 80-year-old man who also suffered from multiple long-term medical conditions, including abnormal fasting blood glucose and high blood pressure.
He started having chest pains on 15 October, but he went to the A&E Department of Caritas Hospital a month later and was clinically diagnosed with pneumonia.
Later, due to worsening chest pain and fever, he went to the emergency department of Caritas Hospital again on December 9 and was hospitalized for treatment.
The patient's condition has remained stable and he was discharged on December 26.
His sputum sample was assayed positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei.
The last case was an 82-year-old man with multiple long-term medical conditions, including diabetes and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
He developed shortness of breath on 10 November but sought medical attention at a general outpatient clinic on 5 December with a persistent cough.
He went to the A&E Department of Caritas Hospital three days later for worsening shortness of breath and was admitted to the hospital on the same day.
The patient's condition has remained stable and he was discharged on December 16.
His sputum sample was assayed positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei.
▼A case of melioid infection in Baitian Village on October 18▼
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A total of 46 cases of melioidosis have been recorded in Hong Kong this year, including 30 cases recorded in Sham Shui Po District since August.
A spokesman for the Center for Health Protection reiterated that melioidosis is generally not transmitted from person to person or through animals, but melioidosis can survive in the local environment, and appeals to the public, especially those with diabetes or those with weakened immune systems, to seek medical advice as soon as possible if they develop symptoms , to receive appropriate medical diagnosis and treatment.
Melioidosis︱A 69-year-old woman living in Sham Shui Po suffers from the epidemic and suffers from various long-term diseases. She is currently in hospital and her condition is stable. Melioidosis｜Four more cases were confirmed, all of whom live in Sham Shui Po. One person is in serious condition. The center: not newly infected with melioidosis｜A 70-year-old woman in Sham Shui Po who was infected with the disease was diagnosed in September It is not ruled out that another confirmed case of melioidosis from the same source of infection is not ruled out. The 61-year-old male patient living in Sham Shui Po has a lung infection and is still hospitalized for melioidosis｜Water samples are negative and the transmission route has not been determined.
