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Hong Kong health officials report monitoring four human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland.

Details of the cases are listed in the table below:

Age Sex Living place Onset date Admission date Condition History of exposure to live poultry
3 Male Nanning, Guangxi November 15 November 16 Serious Had exposure to live poultry and visited a live poultry market
49 Male Hengyang, Hunan November 22 November 25 Serious Had exposure to a live poultry market
72 Male Yongzhou, Hunan November 24 November 29 Serious Had exposure to live domestic poultry
58 Male Hengyang, Hunan December 4 N/A Mild Had exposure to live domestic poultry

From 2014 to date, 57 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been reported by Mainland health authorities.

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