The Centre for Health Protection learned today of Macau's first human avian influenza A (H7N9) case.
The patient is a 58-year-old man who is a live poultry wholesaler. He had contact with silky fowls in a local wholesale market.
He and his wife have been hospitalised and are in isolation.
The centre reminded travellers to the Mainland and other avian influenza-affected areas not to visit live poultry markets and farms.
People should avoid contact with poultry and their droppings, particularly when travelling during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
