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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (March 4) confirmed that respiratory samples taken from a three-year-old girl, admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital on March 1 with influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms and passed away on the same day, showed a positive result for influenza A/H3, and negative for influenza A/H5.
Further tests will be done to ascertain her cause of death. The findings will be reported to the coroner.
Her six-year-old sister, who also suffered from ILI symptoms and confirmed to have suffered from influenza A/H3, is under treatment in Tuen Mun Hospital.
CHP has contacted three family members of the girls and monitored their health conditions.
Ends/Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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