2006-07-22
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (July 22) is investigating a case of Legionnaires' Disease (LD).
Case details are as follows:
Age: 59
Sex : Male
District of residence: Kwai Chung
Date of onset: June 12
Symptoms: Fever, chills, rigor, headache, cough and malaise
Present condition: Recovered. Admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital on June 17 and discharged on June 22.
Home contacts: His home contacts have no symptoms.
Others: The patient travelled to Mainland and Korea before onset of symptoms.
Cumulative total of Legionnaires' disease in 2006: 10
Local cases: 6
Imported case: 3 (including today's case)
Yet to be classified: 1
Total number of LD cases in recent years: 2 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 4 in 2002, 3 in 2003, 3 in 2004 and 11 in 2005.
Ends/Saturday, July 22, 2006