Monday, July 7, 2014

PRO/MBDS> Legionellosis - China (05): Hong Kong

Legionnaires' -- Worldwide/Unknown

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the [Hong Kong] Department of Health on [4 Jul 2014] is investigating 2 cases of Legionnaires' disease (LD) affecting 2 men aged 55 and 85. The 1st patient is a 55-year-old man with underlying illnesses who lives alone. He has presented with fever, chills and cough since [24 Jun 2014]. He was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital (QMH) on [2 Jul 2014] and was discharged [4 Jul 2014]. His clinical diagnosis was pneumonia. He has no recent travel history and



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

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