Avian Flu Virus HK N China travellers take note

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January 2, 2012
/ z4 z# r" C# u) f& K公仔箱論壇Travelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu VirusChristine Gaylican
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( w( L3 x. B/ \) ]0 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs cases of the avian flu virus seem to worsen in southern China
3 e! R! q. r* n bordering Hong Kong, citizens and visitors are again urged to take precautionary measures against the spread of the disease.
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         The lethal virus, which affects fowl and migratory bird species and could be passed on to humans, claimed the life of a bus driver from Shenzhen. Thousands of chicken had already been culled in Shenzhen, a city in Guangdong province with close to 10 million in population.
6 G/ {; U% T9 T3 O1 q0 Q公仔箱論壇This is the first human fatality in 18 months as the fight to eradicate the disease continues.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% e0 L, L" a; G3 ]2 o
The 39-year-old man, surnamed Chen, died in Shenzhen of complications due to severe pneumonia, kidney, liver and heart failure caused by the H5N1 virus., A0 ^9 J, [" V6 l2 P" i
A spokesman for the Hong Kong health department said in a statement authorities would heighten their vigilance "and continue to maintain stringent port health measures in connection with this development".