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Hospital Authority Enhanced Surveillance Programme
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    In view of a human case of avian influenza H5N1 in Shenzhen, the Hospital Authority started the three-week Enhanced Surveillance Programme from June 15, 2006.

     Public hospitals should report to the authority's e-Flu system all patients fulfilling the case definition of having pneumonia (all types) of unidentified etiology and who had travelled in the seven days before the onset of symptoms, to affected areas/countries with confirmed human cases of avian influenza infection in the past six months.

     The authority yesterday and today (June 18-19) received the report of a total of 23 cases (11 male, 12 female, aged 1 to 85).  So far 56 cases (31 male, 25 female, aged 7 months to 89) have been received.  These patients have visited Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei and Fujian before the onset of symptoms.  The authority has reported the cases to the Centre for Health Protection.  Public hospitals are providing rapid tests for these patients.

Ends/Monday, June 19, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:58

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