Hong Kong Training Portal on
Infection Control and Infectious Disease

Factsheet and Guideline

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

Infectious Disease Textbook

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Pink Book) – Varicella (2024)
• UK Health Security Agency. The diseases, vaccinations and vaccines (The Green Book) – Varicella (2024)

Clinical Management and Infection Control

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Clinical Features of Chickenpox (Varicella)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Clinical Guidance for People at Risk for Severe Varicella
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Varicella Diagnosis Fact Sheet
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Breakthrough Varicella Fact Sheet
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Infection Control - Varicella-Zoster Virus
• UK Health Security Agency. Chickenpox: public health management and guidance
• Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Chickenpox in Pregnancy (Green-top Guideline No. 13) (2024)

Vaccination

• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases. Recommendations on the Use of Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine in Childhood Immunisation Programme (February 2013)
• Department of Health. Family Health Service. Varicella Vaccine
• Department of Health. Family Health Service. Schedule of Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme
• Primary Healthcare Commission, Health Bureau. Hong Kong Reference Framework for Preventive Care for Children in Primary Care Settings – Module on Immunisation (Revised Edition 2019)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Varicella Vaccine Recommendations
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. ACIP Recommendations: Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. ACIP Recommendations: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine