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The latest news and top stories on the Centre for Health Protection. A prominent Hong Kong-based governmental agency, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) is dedicated to the effective prevention and control of diseases. Established in 2004 following the SARS outbreak, it operates under the Department of Health. Its main areas of focus include communicable disease surveillance, emergency response, infection control, public health laboratory services and health promotion. The CHP is recognised for its pivotal role in strengthening Hong Kong’s public health system and its commitment to safeguarding community health.

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Doctors urged to test for chikungunya as Hong Kong detects first local 2026 case

Woman, 55, with no recent travel history reported as city’s first locally acquired chikungunya fever case this year.

Supplier to end classroom lunch portioning at Sha Tin school after 39 fall ill

39 pupils and staff fall ill after eating school lunches in Sha Tin

Unvaccinated children, elderly face much higher risk of major flu complications

Hong Kong director of health cites data showing unvaccinated children and elderly are four to five times more vulnerable than vaccinated individuals.

14 fall ill after dining at Eaton HK hotel restaurant

Preliminary investigations revealed that all five clusters are epidemiologically linked, Centre for Health Protection says.

Hong Kong students, at-risk residents can get flu jabs 1 week early this year

Centre for Health Protection says the government’s seasonal influenza vaccination programmes for 2026-27 will begin on September 17.

Hong Kong urges parents not to delay childhood vaccinations as US limits jabs

All public health policies and medical recommendations must be based on scientific evidence, authorities say.

Hong Kong rolls out online consent forms for children’s school flu jabs

Digital consent system will be introduced on the eHealth mobile application for the coming school year.

Parents urged to vaccinate children amid flu, Covid-19 and RSV infection cases

Paediatrician warns Hong Kong’s summer flu season has yet to peak, with cases showing no sign of decline, following first child death this year.

Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in Hong Kong hospital

Devices dispensing cooled boiled water tested positive for Legionella bacteria at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, authorities say.

Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026

Child was inoculated and had not travelled but household contact had earlier tested positive for influenza and recovered.

How early screening saved Hong Kong woman from her family’s liver cancer fate

Health authorities renew call for early hepatitis B screening, citing 40 per cent of 410,000 patients in city being unaware of condition.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Editorial | Onset of summer flu season demands action from Hongkongers

Taking steps to widen vaccinations and infection-fighting habits should be a civic and individual responsibility well before cases surge.

Hong Kong enters summer flu season as Covid infections also climb

Most of 23 adults with severe flu infections recorded last week had not received protective flu jabs under latest vaccination programme.

Hong Kong poultry stall suspended for disinfection after bird flu trace detected

Shoppers say they are ‘not worried’ despite confirmation that two-year-old boy contracted H9N2 after visiting Wo Che Market in Sha Tin.

Hong Kong official urges vaccinations as early summer flu season and peak likely

Controller of Centre for Health Protection says lack of winter flu season this year could lead to earlier summer spike, with flu activity rising since May.

Hong Kong market sample tests positive for H9 bird flu after boy infected

Boy contracts mild strain of virus and Centre for Health Protection says risk of serious outbreak is low.

2 infants in Hong Kong confirmed severely infected with Covid just days apart

One-year-old boy remains in critical condition, while 19-month-old boy was admitted to intensive care unit, with both unvaccinated.

Mpox in Hong Kong: what to know about the virus and sauna-linked outbreak

The SCMP sheds light on the situation in the city and globally, including how to prevent infection.

5 Mpox cases linked to Hong Kong ‘premier gay sauna’, contact tracing under way

Officials say patients engaged in ‘high-risk activities’ at Hu-Tong sauna and fitness club, including two previously reported by mainland authorities.

Hong Kong steps up Ebola precautions, prepares Lantau Island quarantine facility

Centre for Health Protection prepares Penny’s Bay site and response plan, including tracing, as central Africa outbreak declared global emergency.

Hong Kong ramps up health checks for travellers from Africa after Ebola outbreak

Move follows WHO declaring outbreak of deadly disease on continent a ‘public health emergency of international concern’.

Estate residents step up cleaning after city’s first rat hepatitis case this year

Janitors were seen deep-cleaning public areas at Laguna Verde, where patient reportedly lived, on Sunday.

Man infected with rat hepatitis E, Hong Kong’s first case this year

Patient, 42, says he did not encounter rodents at home or at work before positive test on May 5, while three household contacts remain asymptomatic.

Editorial | Hong Kong is treating hantavirus outbreak with reasonable caution

The city and other communities should resist the urge to overreact and instead focus on hygiene and other proven best practices.

Hong Kong seeks more details from WHO on hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

Health authorities say they are taking a ‘proactive and precautionary’ approach to safeguarding city despite low global health risk.

Letters | Why lifestyle medicine belongs in Asia’s nasopharyngeal cancer conversation

Readers discuss a form of cancer endemic to East and Southeast Asia, the impact of the disruption to oil supply on Asian cities, and EU support for Ukraine.

Hong Kong plans new trial of infecting male mosquitoes to halt offspring growth

‘Mosquito-to-control-mosquito’ strategy will be deployed next year, as government considers stepping up control measures.

Editorial | Onset of summer flu season demands action from Hongkongers