Hong Kong confirms first Zika case in woman who went to Caribbean : reuters

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Hong Kong confirms first Zika case in woman who went to Caribbean

Hong Kong confirms first Zika case in woman who went to Caribbean

HONG KONG Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of Zika in a woman who had travelled to the Caribbean, putting the Asian financial hub on high alert for any spread of the mosquito-borne virus that has wreaked havoc in Latin America, the Caribbean and beyond.Leung Ting-hung, Controller of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, told a media conference late on Thursday that relevant measures had been taken to prevent the virus from spreading.He said the government's priority was controlling the mosquito population in Hong Kong."The patient is a 38-year-old woman with good past health.


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Mosquito busters hit Hong Kong streets after first Zika case confirmed

Mosquito busters hit Hong Kong streets after first Zika case confirmed

Mosquito exterminators were out in force on Friday Morning just hours after Hong Kong health authorities confirmed the city's first case of the Zika virus.Meanwhile, experts have warned of more cases with many Hongkongers arriving back from Brazil for 2016 Rio Olympic Games.The Centre for Health Protection last night confirmed that a Hong Kong woman had contracted Zika while travelling in the Caribbean from August 6 to August 20, during which she was bitten by mosquitoes.She has since been placed in an isolation ward at the United Christian Hospital in Tuen Mun.


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HK confirms first case of Zika virus

HK confirms first case of Zika virus

Home » NationHONG Kong authorities reported the city's first Zika virus infection yesterday, which they described as an imported case of the disease blamed for birth defects.The patient was said to be a 38-year-old female who had travelled to a Caribbean island, before complaining of pain in the joints and red eyes."Initial investigations show that the patient had traveled to the island of St Barthelemy in the Caribbean Sea from August 6th to the 20th ... she remembered that she was bitten by a mosquito," Leung Ting-hung, head of the Centre for Health Protection, said.The woman underwent a blood and urine test at an outpatient clinic at a private hospital on August 23, Leung said, describing her as a "foreigner" who lived in the rural district of Tseung Kwan O and worked in the financial district of Central.