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Hong Kong investigates 2 suspected botulism cases from injections in Shenzhen

Cs news5 days ago01 mins

Hong Kong health authorities are investigating the cases of two women who became unwell after receiving cosmetic botulinum toxin injections in Shenzhen, with one left in a critical condition. The Centre for Health Protection said on Wednesday that the two women were friends and had told authorities they received the injections at a private premises…

Hong Kong uses DNA to probe death of doctor in suspected E coli cluster

Cs news4 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong authorities are using advanced genome sequencing to see whether separate infections or underlying factors contributed to the death of a young oncologist after a suspected outbreak of a highly toxic E coli strain at a hospital where two other doctors have also presented symptoms. One of the experts involved in the investigation said…