A
Avian Influenza
Amoebic Dysentery

B
Bacillary Dysentery

C
Cholera
Chikungunya Fever
Clostridium difficile
Community associated-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Infection
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

D
Dengue Fever

E
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Enterovirus
Escherichia coli
EV 71

F
Foodborne illness
Food Poisoning

H
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Hantavirus
Hepatitis
HIV
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Human Swine Influenza

I
Infection Control
Influenza

J
Japanese Encephalitis

L
Legionnaires' Disease
Listeriosis
Lyme Disease

M
Malaria
Meningococcal Infection
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Mosquito Control

N
Norovirus

O
Outbreak Control and Investigation

P
Pertussis
Plague
Pneumococcus
Poliovirus

R
Rabies
Rickettsioses

S
Salmonella
Scarlet Fever
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli Infection
Spotted fever
Streptococcus
Surveillance

T
Tick-borne encephalitis
Tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever

U
Urban Typbus

V
Vector-borne Diseases
Varicella (Chickenpox)

W
West Nile Virus

Y
Yellow Fever

Z
Zika Virus

Avian Influenza

• Recommendation on Control of the Risk of Transmission of Avian Influenza to Humans in the Long Term (July 2016)
• Summary of Recommendations on Management of Close Contacts of Cases of Human Infection with Avian Influenza in Hong Kong (March 2015)
• Consensus Summary on Avian Influenza A (H7N9) (October 2014)
• Consensus Summary on Avian Influenza A (H7N9) (March 2014)
• Consensus Summary on Avian Influenza A (H7N9) (April 2013)
• Recommendations on Influenza H5N1 Pre-pandemic and Pandemic Vaccines (December 2012)
• Avian Influenza Situation Updates (December 2007)
• Suspension Period of Live Poultry Supply from the Mainland (August 2006)
• Recommendations To Reduce Risk of H5N1 Avian Influenza Infection (February 2006)
• Latest Development in Avian Influenza (December 2005)
• Avian influenza H5N1: Assessing the current risk of human-to-human transmission (March 2005)
• Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Southeast Asia Region (November 2004)

Amoebic Dysentery

• Prevention and Control of Amoebic Dysentery in Hong Kong (April 2014)

Bacillary Dysentery

• Review of Bacillary Dysentery in Hong Kong (November 2012)

Cholera

• Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Cholera in Hong Kong (June 2011)

Chikungunya Fever

• Epidemiology and Prevention of Chikungunya Fever in Hong Kong (December 2008)

Clostridium difficile

• Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Clostridium difficile associated outbreaks in Hong Kong (August 2014)

Community associated-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Infection

• Summary of Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hong Kong (May 2017)
• Update of epidemiology of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcal aureus (CA-MRSA) infection in Hong Kong (December 2007)
• A review of community-associated methicillin resistant staphylococcal aureus (CA-MRSA) cases in Hong Kong (June 2007)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

• Epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Hong Kong (December 2007)

Dengue Fever

• Update on Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever in Hong Kong (April 2016)
• Updated Consensus Summary of Recommendations on Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever in Hong Kong (June 2015)
• Consensus Summary of Recommendations on Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever in Hong Kong (December 2014)
• Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever in Hong Kong (August 2011)
• A Three-year Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever in Hong Kong (July 2005)
• Controlling dengue fever vectors in the winter (January 2005)

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Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

• Recommendations on Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the setting of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Hong Kong (December 2014)
• Consensus Summary on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) (October 2014)
• Consensus Summary on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) (August 2014)

Enterovirus

• Update on Situation of Enterovirus Infection (May 2015)

Escherichia coli

• Epidemiology and Prevention of Escherichia coli O157H7 Infection (November 2010)

EV71

• Strategies for Prevention and Control of EV71 in Hong Kong (May 2005)

Foodborne illness

• Foodborne illness - Intersection between Clinical and Public Health Approaches (December 2007)
• An overview of regulatory control of food premises (October 2007)

Food Poisoning

• Review on the Global and Local Epidemiology of Food Poisoning (December 2017)
• Tetrodotoxin Poisoning in Hong Kong (May 2015)
• Review of Staphylococcal Food Poisoning in Hong Kong (January 2011)
• Food Poisoning Associated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Hong Kong -- Current Situation and Recommendations (November 2010)

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

• Updated Situation of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)and Enterovirus Infection 2010 (August 2010)
• Management of Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Health Care Settings (May 2007)

Hantavirus

• Review of Hantavirus Infection in Hong Kong (November 2010)

Hepatitis

• Recommendations on STI Testing for MSM in Hong Kong (November 2020)
• Recommendations on Prevention of Healthcare-associated Transmission of Hepatits C Virus during Blood Sampling (April 2018)
• Statement on Hepatitis A Vaccination and Men who have Sex with Men (June 2017)
• Review on the Epidemiology and Prevention and Control of Hepatitis A (Jan 2016)
• Epidemiology and Prevention of Hepatitis E (January 2011)
• Recommendation on the Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Coinfection (October 2008)
• Recommendations on the Management and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Needlestick Injury or Mucosal Contact to HBV, HCV and HIV (January 2014)
• Changing Epidemiology of Hepatitis A in Hong Kong and Implications on Control Strategies (September 2006)
• Hepatitis A immunisation in high risk groups and outbreak situations (July 2006)

HIV

• Recommendations on STI Testing for MSM in Hong Kong (November 2020)
• Recommendations on the Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Coinfection (November 2020)
• Recommended Clinical Guidelines on the Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission (November 2018)
• Recommendations on the Use of Non-occupational Post-exposure Prophylaxis against HIV (November 2018)
• Interim Statement on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) (December 2016)
• Recommended Principles and Practice of HIV Clinical Care in Hong Kong (August 2016)
• Recommendations on the Management and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Needlestick Injury or Mucosal Contact to HBV, HCV and HIV (January 2014)
• Principles of Consent, Discussion and Confidentiality Required of the Diagnostic HIV Test (July 2011)
• Recommended Principles of Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Disease (February 2011)
• The Use of BCG Vaccine in HIV Infected Patients (November 2009)
• Recommendation on the Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Coinfection (October 2008)
• Recommendations on Infection Control Practice for HIV Transmission in Health Care Settings (January 2005)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

• Joint Consensus Recommendation on the Use of 9-valent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Prevention of Cervical Cancer in Hong Kong (September 2018)
• Consensus Statement on the Use of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine in Prevention of Cervical Cancer (September 2016)

Human Swine Influenza

• Recommendations on Human Swine Influenza (HSI) Vaccination (January 2010)

Infection Control

• Infection Control Corner
• Recommendations on Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (November 2018)
• Recommendations on Surgical Site Infection Surveillance (November 2018)
• Recommendations on Prevention of Healthcare-associated Transmission of Bloodborne Viruses during Blood Sampling (July 2018)
• Recommendations on Prevention of Healthcare-associated Transmission of Hepatits C Virus during Blood Sampling (April 2018)
• Recommendations on Prevention of Intravascular Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infection (March 2018)
• Recommendations on Hand Hygiene and Use of Gloves in Health Care Settings (November 2017)
• Recommendations on Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (September 2017)
• Recommendations on Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (March 2017)
• Recommendations on Prevalence Survey of Hospital Acquired Infections (February 2006)
• Recommendations on Hospital Infection Control System in Hong Kong (January 2005)

Influenza

• Consensus Statement on Dosing Schedule of SIV for Children Aged 6 Months to 8 Years in 2018-19 Season (October 2018)
• Consensus Recommendation on School Closure due to Seasonal Influenza (August 2018)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2018/19 Season (April 2018)
• Interim Consensus Statement on Use of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Hong Kong in Remaining Period of 2017/18 Season (February 2018)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2017/18 Season (June 2017)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2016/17 Season (June 2016)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2015/16 Season (July 2015)
• Summary of Recommendations on Antiviral Stockpiling for Influenza Pandemics (October 2014)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2014/15 Season (July 2014)
• Interim Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2014/15 Season (April 2014)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2013/14 Season (July 2013)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2012/13 Season (Updated in May 2013)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2011/12 Season (June 2011)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2010/11 Season (August 2010)
• Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2009/10 Season (July 2009)
• Recommendations on Influenza Vaccination for the 2008/09 Season (June 2008)
• General guide to doctors: antiviral use for novel influenza treatment and prophylaxis (December 2007)
• Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2007/08 Season (May 2007)
• Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2006/07 Season (April 2006)
• A Review of Pandemic Preparedness Plans and Modelling Studies on Pandemic Influenza (February 2006)
• Statement from the Working Group on Influenza Vaccination (December 2005)
• Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2005/06 Season(August 2005)
• Report on a Comparison of Methods for Early Detection of the Influenza Peak Season in Hong Kong (March 2005)
• Summary of Recommendations on Antiviral Stockpiling for Influenza Pandemics (March 2005)
• Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2004/05 Season(September 2004)

Japanese Encephalitis

• Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases Updated Recommendation on Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination (November 2016)
• Update on epidemiology, prevention and control of Japanese encephalitis in Hong Kong (July 2014)
• Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases Updated Recommendation on Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination for Travellers to Endemic Areas (July 2011)
• Recommendations on the Proximity of Pig Farms to Human Residence in Hong Kong (August 2005)
• Supporting Document for Pig Vaccination as a Control Strategy to reduce Japanese Encephalitis in Humans in Hong Kong (June 2005)
• Report on the Transmission of Japanese Encephalitis in Hong Kong (April 2005)
• Pig Vaccination as a Control Strategy to Reduce Japanese Encephalitis in Humans in Hong Kong (January 2005)
• Vectors of Japanese encephalitis in Hong Kong (December 2004)
• An Assessment of Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination in Pigs in Hong Kong (November 2004)
• Human JE Vaccination - considerations for special groups (November 2004)
• Options for Control of JE in Hong Kong (November 2004)
• Japanese Encephalitis in Hong Kong Situation Update, Prevention and Control Strategy (June 2004)

Legionnaires' Disease

• Consensus Summary of Recommended Strategy for Prevention and Control of Legionnaires' Disease in Hong Kong (December 2015)

Listeriosis

• Updated Situation of Listeriosis in Hong Kong (July 2013)
• Epidemiology of Listeriosis and Prevention Strategies (January 2010)

Lyme Disease

• Prevention of Lyme Disease in Hong Kong (November 2011)

Malaria

• Guidelines on Malaria Chemoprophylaxis for Travellers from Hong Kong (April 2018)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary October 2017 (October 2017)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary February 2016 (November 2016)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary October 2014 (October 2014)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary September 2013 (October 2013)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary October 2012 (October 2012)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary October 2011 (November 2011)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary September 2010 (October 2010)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary 2009 (September 2009)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary 2008 (September 2008)
• Guidelines on Malaria Chemoprophylaxis for Travellers from Hong Kong (December 2007)
• Global Malaria Risk Summary October 2007 (October 2007)
• Epidemiology of Malaria in Hong Kong (March 2006)

Meningococcal Infection

• Recommendation for use and advice for travellers on use of Meningococcal vaccines (June 2005)

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

• Consensus Summary on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (October 2014)
• Consensus Summary on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (March 2014)
• Consensus Summary on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (August 2013)
• Consensus Summary on Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus (September 2012)

Mosquito Control

• Alternative Mosquito Control Methods (October 2004)

Norovirus

• Prevention and Control of Norovirus Infection in Hong Kong (October 2012)
• Strategies for Norovirus Prevention and Control (October 2006)

Outbreak Control and Investigation

• Recommendations on Laboratory Testing in Outbreak Investigation (March 2018)

Pertussis

• Recommendations on updated childhood immunisation programme containing inactivated poliovirus and acellular pertussis vaccines (December 2006)

Plague

• Situation of Plague and Prevention Strategies (November 2008)

Pneumococcus

• Updated Recommendations on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines for High-risk Individuals (July 2016)
• Updated Recommendations on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines for High-risk Individuals (December 2014)
• Recommendations on the Use of 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Childhood Immunisation Programme (April 2011)
• Recommendations on the Interchangeability between 7-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) and 10-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV10) (August 2010)
• Recommendations on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines (March 2009)
• Use of Hepta-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in the Childhood Immunisation Programme (October 2008)

Poliovirus

• Recommendations on updated childhood immunisation programme containing inactivated poliovirus and acellular pertussis vaccines (December 2006)

Rabies

• Prevention and Control of Rabies (June 2005)

Rickettsioses

• Prevention of Rickettsioses Commonly Occurring in Outdoor Settings (December 2006)

Salmonella

• Review of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Food Poisoning in Hong Kong (November 2011)

Scarlet Fever

• Statement on Scarlet Fever (June 2011)

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli Infection

• Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli Infection (November 2013)

Spotted Fever

• Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Spotted Fever in Hong Kong (April 2013)

Streptococcus

• Streptococcus suis infection in Hong Kong (November 2005)

Surveillance

• Review of surveillance systems for detecting clusters of unusual diseases in Hong Kong and other countries (March 2005)

Tick-borne encephalitis

• Prevention of Tick-borne Encephalitis in Hong Kong (February 2011)

Tuberculosis

• Recommendations on the Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Coinfection (November 2020)
• The Use of BCG Vaccine in HIV Infected Patients (November 2009)

Typhoid Fever

• Epidemiology and Prevention of Typhoid Fever in Hong Kong (January 2011)

Urban Typhus

• Prevention and Control of Urban Typhus in Hong Kong (May 2012)

Vector-borne Diseases

• Vector-borne Diseases in Hong Kong (January 2005)
• Proposed Work Plan for the Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases (SCVBD) (August 2004)

Varicella (Chickenpox)

• Recommendations on the Use of Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine in Childhood Immunisation Programme (February 2013)

West Nile Virus

• Enhancing Preparedness for West Nile Virus in Hong Kong (September 2005)

Yellow Fever

• Update on epidemiology, prevention and control of yellow fever (June 2017)
• Prevention of Yellow Fever in Hong Kong (April 2008)

Zika Virus

• Consensus Statement on Prevention and Control of Zika Virus Infection (August 2018)
• Consensus Statement on Prevention and Control of Zika Virus Infection (October 2016)
• Consensus Summary on Prevention and Control of Zika Virus Infection (April 2016)
• Consensus Summary on Prevention and Control of Zika Virus Infection (February 2016)