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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Hong Kong : CHP investigates suspected outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection

From Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection :

" The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a suspected outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection (URI) affecting 16 students aged five to 10 and four staff members of a primary school in Kowloon City.

Those affected, comprising 14 males and six females, developed symptoms of URI including fever, cough, runny nose and sore throat since November 6.

All of them remain stable and none have required hospitalisation.

CHP staff have visited the school and provided health advice to the management. The school has been put under medical surveillance."

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