Hong Kong Training Portal on
Infection Control and Infectious Disease

CHP

• Centre for Health Protection (CHP)
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Factsheet
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Travel Health Service. Travel-Related Disease. Japanese Encephalitis
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Scientific Committee Publications
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases. Consensus Statement on Prevention and Control of Japanese Encephalitis (October,  2017)
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases. Update on Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Japanese Encephalitis in Hong Kong (July, 2014)

Other Resources

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US
• World Health Organization (WHO). Factsheet
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Fact sheet

Infectious Disease Textbook

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. CDC Yellow Book 2024. Travel-Associated Infections & Diseases – Chapter on Japanese Encephalitis
• National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC), UK. Japanese encephalitis: the green book, chapter 20

Vector Control

CHP

• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Fact sheet. Vector-borne diseases
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Scientific Committee Publications. Vector-borne Diseases
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Tips for using insect repellents
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). General measures on preventing mosquito bites and mosquito breeding

Other Resources

• Public Health England (PHE), UK. Mosquito bite avoidance: advice for travellers
• Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). Guidebook on Control and Prevention of Mosquito Breeding
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Disease vectors
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Mosquito factsheets
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Preventing Mosquito Bites While Traveling
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. CDC Yellow Book 2024. Environmental Hazards & Risks  – Chapter on Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, & Other Arthropods

Vaccination

• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases. Updated Recommendation on Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination (November, 2016)
• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Travel Health Service. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination
• Health Bureau, HK. Primary Care Office. Hong Kong Reference Framework for Preventive Care for Children in Primary Care Settings – Module on Immunisation (Revised Edition 2019)
• World Health Organization (WHO) position paper. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines (February, 2015)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices