Hong Kong Training Portal on
Infection Control and Infectious Disease

Factsheet and Guideline

• Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Fact sheet.
• World Health Organization (WHO). Fact sheets
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Fact sheet
• National Health Service England (NHS England). Shingles
• Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, Australia. Shingles

Infectious Disease Textbook

• UK Health Security Agency. Immunisation against infectious disease (The Green Book) – Chapter on Shingles (herpes zoster) (2025)

Clinical Management and Infection Control

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Clinical Overview of Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Shingles Symptoms and Complications
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Preventing VZV Transmission in Healthcare Settings

Vaccination

• World Health Organization (WHO). WHO position paper on herpes zoster vaccines (2025)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Shingles Vaccination
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Shingles Vaccine Recommendations
• UK Health Security Agency. Vaccinations against shingles guide
• Public Health Agency of Canada. Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine: Canadian Immunization Guide
• Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, Australia. Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine