**********************************************************
Public health and veterinary professionals from the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) this morning (June 16) visited Shenzhen again after Ministry of Health last night confirmed that a Shenzhen man had contracted H5N1 avian influenza.
Accompanied by Shenzhen health officers, the Hong Kong team went to a market where the patient had visited before the onset of the disease.
They also visited the patient's residence, and met with one of the patient's friends.
Members of the delegation comprised the Principal Medical and Health Officer of the CHP, Dr SK Chuang, the CHP's Senior Medical and Health Officer, Dr Edwin Tsui and AFCD's Veterinary Officer, Dr Mary Chow.
Before returning to Hong Kong this afternoon, the delegation expressed their gratitude to their Mainland counterparts on their prompt notification and in providing updated information on the case to the CHP so that the public in Hong Kong could be informed of the latest situation there.
Ends/Friday, June 16, 2006
Issued at HKT 19:07
NNNN
