Hong Kong Girl Critical with Meningococcal Infection After Japan Holiday

A nine-year-old girl from Hong Kong is in critical condition after contracting a rare meningococcal infection following a holiday in Japan. Health authorities are contacting other members of her tour group as a precautionary measure.

10 Apr, 16:09 — 10 Apr, 16:09

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Girl, 9, in a critical condition with meningococcal infection after holiday in Japan

A nine-year-old Hong Kong girl has contracted a rare bacterial infection and is fighting for her life in hospital after visiting Japan during the Easter holiday, with health authorities contacting the other tour group members as a precaution. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Friday that the girl, who was in a critical condition in the paediatric intensive care unit of Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, began showing symptoms of invasive meningococcal infection including...

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Hong Kong Girl Critical with Meningococcal Infection After Japan Holiday

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