Tuesday, July 22, 2014

PRO/MBDS> Japanese encephalitis - China: Hong Kong

Japanese Encephalitis -- Worldwide/Unknown

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the [Hong Kong] Department of Health (DH) is today [21 Jul 2014] investigating a confirmed local case of Japanese encephalitis (JE), and hence urged the public to take precautions against mosquito-transmitted diseases.

The female patient aged 35, has developed fever, headache, and vomiting since [4 Jul 2014] and sought medical consultation from private doctors. She attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Tuen Mun Hospital and was admitted



Source: HealthMap Global Disease Alerts http://ift.tt/1pawdko

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