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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (February 23) confirmed a case of Legionnaires' Disease (LD).
Case details are as follows:
Age: 68
Sex : Male
District of residence: Tuen Mun
Date of onset : January 29
Symptom : Fever and cough
Present condition: Recovered. Admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital on February 1 and discharged on February 14.
Travel history outside Hong Kong : No recent travel history.
Home contacts : His family members have no symptoms.
Cumulative total of Legionnaires' disease in 2006: 1
Local case: 1
Imported case: 0
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/Thursday, February 23, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:56
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