Zika Case In Jiangmen Guangdong ex-Venezuela

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Guangdong Reports Another Imported Zika Case

   2016-02-29 19:55:01    Xinhua      Web Editor: Mao Yaqing

China's southern province of Guangdong has confirmed a new Zika infection on Monday. [File Photo: Xinhua] China's southern province of Guangdong reported a new Zika infection on Monday, according to local health authorities. The patient, a 23-year-old man living in Enping City, which is administered by the city of Jiangmen, returned from Venezuela on Feb. 19, according to the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission. 'The man went to a local hospital after developing a rash on Friday. He was confirmed to have contracted the Zika virus on Monday, and is receiving treatment in a hospital. He is now in stable condition, the commission said. Symptoms of the Zika virus, which is spread to humans through mosquito bites, include fever, joint pain, rash, conjunctivitis, headache and muscle pain. The National Health and Family Planning Commission has urged the public to stay vigilant as the spread of the illness could be possible in some regions as warming weather brings an increase in the mosquito population. http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/02/29/2702s918492.htm

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29 February 2016 CHP notified of ninth imported case of Zika Virus Infection in Mainland         The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received notification today (February 29) of the ninth imported case of Zika Virus Infection in the Mainland from the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province, and again urged the public, particularly pregnant women, those planning pregnancy and immunocompromised patients, to adopt strict anti-mosquito measures during travel.        According to the health authorities in the Mainland, the male patient aged 23 lives in Venezuela and arrived in Guangdong on February 19. He developed skin rash on February 26 and sought medical attention on the same day. The case was subsequently laboratory confirmed by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province. At present, the male patient is hospitalised for isolation and management in Enping, Guangdong. He is now in stable condition. The patient did not pass through Hong Kong.        "Routine health surveillance on the body temperature of inbound travellers at all boundary control points is ongoing. Suspected cases will be referred to healthcare facilities for follow-up. However, at present, around 70 to 80 per cent of infected people are asymptomatic and most can recover fully. Therefore, we again urge those arriving from Zika-affected areas to apply insect repellent for 14 days upon arrival to reduce the risk of transmission," the spokesman for the DH said.        The DH has been closely working with the travel industry and stakeholders, especially agents operating tours in Zika-affected areas and personnel receiving travellers in those areas (particularly pregnant women), to regularly update them on the latest disease information and health advice.        As long as there is international travel, there is always a risk of introduction of Zika virus to Hong Kong. As asymptomatic infection is very common and the potential vector, Aedes albopictus, is present locally, there is also risk of local spread in case Zika is introduced to Hong Kong.        The public should pay special attention to the countries and areas with reported autochthonous Zika virus transmission or locally acquired infection and those with indication of viral circulation earlier announced by the World Health Organization (WHO).        The DH has been maintaining close liaison with the WHO as well as overseas, neighbouring and Mainland health authorities to closely monitor the latest developments of Zika.        Locally, no human Zika cases have been reported to the CHP to date.        To prevent Zika Virus Infection, in addition to general anti-mosquito measures, the DH drew the public's attention to the special notes below:   A. Travelling abroad   * If going to areas with ongoing Zika transmission (affected areas), travellers, especially those with immune disorders or severe chronic illnesses, should arrange consultation with a doctor at least six weeks before the trip, and take extra preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites; * Those arriving from affected areas should apply insect repellent for 14 days upon arrival. If feeling unwell, e.g. having fever, they should seek medical advice as soon as possible, and provide travel details to a doctor;   B. Pregnant women and those preparing for pregnancy   * Pregnant women and those preparing for pregnancy should consider deferring their trip to affected areas. Those who must travel should seek medical advice from their doctor before the trip, adopt contraception if appropriate, strictly follow steps to avoid mosquito bites during the trip, and consult and reveal their travel history to their doctor if symptoms develop after the trip. Women preparing for pregnancy are advised to continue to adopt contraception for 28 days after returning from these areas; and   C. Special notes for prevention of sexual transmission regarding potential adverse pregnancy outcomes   * Pregnant women should not have sex with male partners who have travelled to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission, or else condoms should be used throughout the pregnancy; * Any male traveller returning from affected areas should: (i) abstain from sex with his pregnant partner, or else use condoms throughout the pregnancy; and (ii) use a condom for at least six months if his female partner may get pregnant.        The public may visit the pages below for more disease information and health advice:   * The CHP's Zika page (www.chp.gov.hk/en/view_content/43086.html); * The Zika page of the DH's Travel Health Service (www.travelhealth.gov.hk/english/popup/popup_zika.html); * The Outbound Travel Alert page of the Security Bureau (www.sb.gov.hk/eng/ota); and * Anti-mosquito precautions for women (www.fhs.gov.hk/english/health_info/woman/30014.html).   Ends/Monday, February 29, 2016 http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/content/116/43650.html

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Ninth Chinese Zika sufferer in isolation

Local | Mary Ann Benitez Mar 1, 2016

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A Guangdong man visiting home from Venezuela was in a stable condition in hospital after being confirmed to be carrying the mosquito-borne Zika virus the ninth imported case for China.

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection was notified about the case by mainland authorities, though the man, 23, did not pass through the SAR.

He arrived in Guangdong on February 19 and had a skin rash a week later, when he sought medical help.

That he had Zika was confirmed by Guangdong's Health and Family Planning Commission, and he remained in isolation at a hospital in Enping yesterday.

The World Health Organization has listed Zika as an international public health emergency due to a link to microcephaly in newborns of infected mothers.

On Sunday, mainland authorities confirmed that an eight-year girl and her brother, aged six, who also arrived from Venezuela, had Zika. The boy developed a fever on a flight, and after arrival at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on February 25 he and his sister, who had a skin rash, were sent to hospital. They were confirmed to have the Zika virus on Saturday.

Of the nine known carriers on the mainland four men passed through Hong Kong. Five of the nine also live in Venezuela or visited the South American country, where a Zika outbreak continues to rage.

Also confirmed as Zika carriers are a 42-year-old Zhejiang woman who was working in South America's Suriname and a father and son infected together with another man during a group visit to Fiji and Samoa.

China is among seven countries listed with imported cases of Zika but "no possibility of ongoing transmission." Others are Canada; the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, South Africa and the United States.

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