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Hong Kong reports 1st Zika case
Hong Kong reports 1st Zika case
Image taken on Feb. 17, 2016 shows Dr. Juan Garcia, director of the Center for Parasitological Studies and Vectors (CEPAVE) of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of La Plata National University, holding a bottle with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes sheltered for study at one of the Centre laboratories, in La Plata city, Argentina.[Photo: Xinhua/Martin Zabala]The Hong Kong authorities have reported the city's first Zika virus infection.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.Leung Ting-hung, head of the Centre for Health Protection.
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Hong Kong confirms first Zika case
Hong Kong confirms first Zika case
FILE: Hong Kong confirms first Zika case in woman who went to Caribbean.Photo: AFP / Yuri CortezHONG 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.
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Hong Kong on alert as first case of Zika is confirmed
Hong Kong on alert as first case of Zika is confirmed
Health officials in Hong Kong isolate an expat who traveled to the Caribbean and upon her return discovered that she was infected with Zika.Authorities fear that with the sub-tropical climate there exists a high risk of the disease spreading through mosquitoes.As Reuters Chief Correspondent Tara Joseph reports, the Centre for Health Protection urges the public to adopt a strict anti-mosquito measure.
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Zika virus confirmed in Hong Kong as woman returns from Caribbean
Zika virus confirmed in Hong Kong as woman returns from Caribbean
GETTY Zika has been confirmed in Hong KongThe diagnosis has put the Asian financial hub on high alert for any spread of the mosquito-borne virus that has wreaked havoc in Latin America and the Caribbean.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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