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{Excerpt} The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (April 23) received a report of a case of severe paediatric COVID-19 and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection and reminded the public to observe personal, hand and environmental hygiene at all times. High-risk individuals should receive a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible and receive booster doses at appropriate times to minimise the risk of serious complications and death after infection. The case involves an eight-month-old girl with good past health, who developed a fever and runny nose since April 19 and sought medical attention from a private doctor the next day. She developed cough and shortness of breath on April 21 and sought medical attention from another private doctor. She attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan on April 22 and was transferred to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment on the sam...

Influenza A H5N1, New Cases reported, week 16/2025 : - Date: 18/04/2025; - Country: Vietnam;  - Province: Tay Ninh province, Ben Cau district;  - Sex: Female; - Age: 8;  - Clinical condition: Serious; - Subtype: H5N1. (...) Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR,  https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2025_avian_influenza_report_vol21_wk16.pdf ____

{Excerpt} Avian influenza A(H9N2) :  -- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region :  - A five-year-old boy with onset on March 3, 2025.  -- Guizhou Province :  - A 35-year-old woman with onset on March 10, 2025.  -- Henan Province - A seven-year-old girl with onset on February 11, 2025.  (...) Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR,  https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2025_avian_influenza_report_vol21_wk15.pdf ____

 {Excerpt} {Avian Influenza H9N2 Human Cases in China} -- Mainland China:  2 cases (0 death)  - Avian influenza A(H9N2):  * Guangdong Province :  - A 72-year-old woman with onset on December 26, 2024.  - A 56-year-old woman with onset on January 20, 2025.  (...) Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR,  https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2025_avian_influenza_report_vol21_wk07.pdf ____

 {Excerpt} -- Avian influenza A(H9N2) : -- 1) Chongqing Municipality : An one-year-old girl with onset on December 13, 2024.  -- 2) Hubei  An eight-year-old girl with onset on November 27, 2024.  -- Avian influenza A(H10N3) :  -- 1) Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region : A 23-year-old woman with onset on December 12, 2024.  Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR,  https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2025_avian_influenza_report_vol21_wk02.pdf _____