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Hong Kong reports first rat hepatitis E case; residents clean estate

Hong Kong authorities are investigating the city's first human case of rat hepatitis E this year, identified in a 42-year-old man. Following the diagnosis, residents and janitors at the Laguna Verde estate, where the patient reportedly lives, have intensified cleaning and pest prevention measures. While the patient had no reported encounters with rats at home or work, health officials are considering transmission through contaminated food or environments. AI

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Hong Kong reports first rat hepatitis E case; residents clean estate

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Oscar Liu ·

    Estate residents step up cleaning after city’s first rat hepatitis case this year

    Residents at a private housing estate in Hong Kong have stepped up pest prevention measures, as authorities investigate the city’s first human case of rat hepatitis E recorded this year. Janitors were seen deep-cleaning public areas at the 25-block Laguna Verde estate in Hung Hom…