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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health has confirmed a case of Legionnaires' disease.
Case details are as follows:
Age: 60
Sex: Male
District of residence: Quarry Bay
Date of onset: August 16
Symptom: Fever
Present condition: Recovered. Admitted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on August 18. Discharged on September 5.
Travel history outside Hong Kong: Travelled to the Mainland from August 12 to August 15.
Home contacts: His family member has no symptoms.
Cumulative total of cases of Legionnaires' disease in 2005: 8
Local case: 2
Imported case: 1
Pending classification: 5 (including today's case)
Total number of Legionnaires' disease cases in recent years: 2 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 4 in 2002, 3 in 2003 and 3 in 2004.
Ends/Monday, September 12, 2005
Issued at HKT 19:02
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