Encephalitis case confirmed in HK

Encephalitis case confirmed in HK

HONG KONG: Hong Kong health authorities were on high alert on
Thursday after a man was confirmed to have contracted Japanese
encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that killed an Indonesian
woman here two weeks ago.

Health officials said the 45-year-old man had developed fever,
headache and drowsiness this month and was in a critical
condition in hospital.

Speaking at a press conference, Health Department consultant
Thomas Tsang did not rule out more infections in Hong Kong but
played down fears that there could be an outbreak in the city.

He said there are currently 71 species of mosquitoes recorded
in Hong Kong and only three of them can transmit the disease. --AFP