Issued by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Information Services
Garden Road, 5th-8th Floors, Murray Building, Hong Kong. Tel: 2842 8777

Sunday, February 1, 1998



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1. Update on avian flu



1. Update on avian flu
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     The Department of Health (DH) announced today
(Sunday) that there was no new case of influenza A (H5N1)
today.

     The total number of cases stands at 18 confirmed
cases.

     The conditions of these cases remain the same as of
January 16.

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