Three-year-old child in critical condition with influenza A in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection reported that a three-year-old boy with underlying conditions has been admitted to intensive care in critical condition following an influenza A infection complicated by septic shock and acute necrotising encephalopathy. The child, who had not received the seasonal flu vaccine, had travelled to the United States during the incubation period. Authorities are continuing to investigate the case.