Hong Kong Poultry Stall Disinfected After H9 Bird Flu Trace Detected
A poultry stall at Sha Tin’s Wo Che Market in Hong Kong was disinfected after an environmental sample tested positive for the H9 bird flu virus, following a recent infection involving a two-year-old boy who had visited the market.
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Hong Kong poultry stall suspended for disinfection after bird flu trace detected
A poultry stall at a Hong Kong market has been disinfected after an environmental sample tested positive for the H9 bird flu virus, with shoppers remaining largely unfazed despite a recent infection involving a two-year-old boy. The affected stall, the only live poultry shop operating inside Sha Tin’s Wo Che Market, temporarily suspended operations on Tuesday morning for cleaning. The shop owner and three staff members were seen scrubbing live chicken cages and wiping down price tags while...
By Kate Chan
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A sample collected at Sha Tin’s Wo Che Market has tested positive for H9 avian flu after a two-year-old boy, who visited the wet market twice, contracted the virus. Hong Kong’s health authority said at a press conference on Monday that they were following the toddler’s infection. The boy was diagnosed with the H9N2 bird […]
By Irene Chan
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