Hong Kong Records First Local Dengue Case This Year, Health Official Warns of Moderate Risk
Hong Kong has reported its first local case of dengue fever this year, prompting a health official to warn of a moderate risk of infection in the city and concerns about a potential outbreak.
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First local dengue case could lead to outbreak in coming months, health official says
The first local case of dengue fever recorded for the first time in more than a year in Hong Kong indicates that undiagnosed imported cases could lead to an outbreak in the coming months, a health official has warned, while stressing that the risk was preventable. The warning by Albert Au Ka-wing, head of the Centre for Health Protection’s communicable disease branch, came after one case was recorded in Tai Po last Thursday, in a patient with no travel history. “The first local dengue fever c...
By Ambrose Li
Read full article →Health official warns of ‘moderate’ dengue fever risk after Hong Kong records first local case this year
Dengue fever poses a “moderate” risk to Hong Kong, a health official has said after the city recorded its first local case of the infection this year. Albert Au, head of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), said in an RTHK radio programme on Wednesday that rising temperatures and the imminent rainy season made environments […]
By Hillary Leung
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