Japanese Encephalitis -- China
Hong Kong health officials are investigating a local case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) and urge the public to avoid going to rural areas from dusk till dawn when the vector [mosquito], which breeds in large water bodies such as rice paddies, is most active.
According to the attending physician and the patient's family, the male patient, aged 59 with good past health, lives in Healthy Village, North Point. He has developed confusion and abnormal behavior since 11 Sep [2017]. He attended
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