Thursday, July 31, 2014

PRO/MBDS> Japanese encephalitis - China: Hong Kong ex Yunnan

Japanese Encephalitis -- Worldwide/Unknown

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today [29 Jul 2014] investigating an imported case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) affecting a man aged 54 and urged the public to take precautions against mosquito-transmitted diseases.

The patient, who has an underlying illness, lives in Pu'er, Yunnan. He developed fever, headache, and confusion since [23 Jul 2014] and was admitted to a local hospital on [24 Jul 2014]. He was transferred to a private hospital upon



Source: HealthMap Global Disease Alerts http://ift.tt/1n7uVTf

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