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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health confirmed a case of Legionnaires' Disease (LD).
Case details are as follows:
Age: 83
Sex: Male
District of residence: Kowloon City
Date of onset: September 2
Symptom: Fever and shortness of breath
Present condition: Admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on September 4. Still in hospital in critical condition.
Travel history outside Hong Kong: No recent travel history.
Home contacts: His family member has no symptoms.
Cumulative total of Legionnaires' disease in 2005: 9
Local case: 3 (including today's case)
Imported case: 1
Pending classification: 5
Total number of LD cases in recent years: 2 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 4 in 2002, 3 in 2003 and 3 in 2004.
Ends/Friday, September 30, 2005
Issued at HKT 12:34
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