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Faculty of Allied Health Sciences => Pharmacy => Topic started by: alaminph on December 07, 2013, 09:53:38 AM
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Dr Ko Wing-man, Hong Kong's food and health secretary, confirmed the territory's first H7N9 case late on Monday.
H7N9 is a type of influenza virus that normally circulates among birds and has not until recently been seen in people, the WHO says.
He said that the patient "has a history of travelling to Shenzhen, buying a chicken, slaughtering and eating the chicken".
Hong Kong is now on public health alert and has suspended the import of live chickens from some farms across the border with the mainland.