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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (April 18) confirmed a case of Legionnaires' Disease (LD).
Case details are as follows:
Age: 57
Sex: Male
District of residence: Central and Western District
Date of onset: April 4
Symptom: Fever, cough and shortness of breath.
Present condition: Admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on April 15 and died on April 17.
Home contacts: His family members have no symptoms.
Others: No recent travel history.
Cumulative total of Legionnaires' disease in 2006: 3
Local cases: 2
Imported case: 1
Total number of LD cases in recent years: 2 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 4 in 2002, 3 in 2003, 3 in 2004 and 11 in 2005.
Ends/Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:31
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