Dengue strikes again: Hong Kong woman is confirmed to be third local case this year
Like the other two people whose cases originated locally, she resides in Central and Western district
For the third time this year, a Hong Kong resident was locally infected by the mosquito-borne dengue virus.
The 40-year-old woman had an underlying illness and lives at Panorama residential estate on Conduit Road in Mid-Levels. She developed fever, headache, muscle pain, vomiting and diarrhoea on August 27.
She was admitted at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai on August 29 and was in stable condition throughout her hospitalisation. She was discharged on Tuesday.
A blood test confirmed she had been infected by the dengue virus.
The Centre for Health Protection said the woman did not travel abroad recently and classified the case as local.
Her home is located about 600 metres west of the Zoological and Botanical Gardens, which was frequented by the other two people who were reported infected this year. The cases were confirmed on August 6 and 29 and the two resided nearby on Caine Road and Shelley Street respectively.