Director of Health meets Director General of Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission to deepen collaboration between Guangzhou and Hong Kong on communicable disease prevention and control (with photo)
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"Thanks to the support of the National Health Commission and the Health Commission of Guangdong Province, the joint prevention and control measures of CF fully demonstrates the continuous and deepening co-operation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao on prevention and control, and emergency response for communicable diseases. Owing to the communicable disease notification mechanism established by the three places, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) has kept abreast of the latest situation of CF in Guangdong Province. To enhance co-operation among professional staff and strengthen experience sharing in epidemic prevention and control, the DH has sent two field epidemiology doctors to join the Foshan Center of Disease Control and Prevention to conduct local epidemiological investigation and epidemic control, including mosquito surveillance, anti-mosquito operations in the community and management of patients, to gain invaluable experience on prevention and control of CF," said Dr Lam.
To further understand the latest epidemic prevention and control situation and measures, the DH has also sent a Principal Medical and Health Officer in the field of epidemiology from the Communicable Disease Branch of the CHP to visit Foshan this afternoon to exchange views on prevention measures on CF with the staff members of the Guangdong Provincial Disease Control and Prevention Administration and Foshan Center of Disease Control and Prevention.
The recent spike in CF cases in multiple regions worldwide (including neighbouring areas), and more frequently travelling among members of the public during summer holidays, pose an extremely high risk of imported cases in Hong Kong. The Government has been gearing up for emergency preparedness in response to the possible imported cases of CF, and intensifying publicity and health education across all fronts.
Public Education
The CHP will hold an online live seminar on its Facebook page from 8.30pm to 9pm tomorrow (July 31), to provide the latest information and health advices on CF, and respond to related enquiries from the public. Members of public are welcome to attend.
The CHP has set up mobile promotional booths at multiple locations across Hong Kong (including public markets, community health centres, and shopping malls) to educate the public on how to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. Details can be viewed at www.chp.gov.hk/en/other/events/476.html.
Members of the public may visit the CF webpage of the CHP and Travel Health Service for the latest information and health advice.
Forum for the industry
The Infection Control Branch of the CHP and the Infectious Disease Control Training Centre of the Hospital Authority jointly organised the first online forum on July 28 for healthcare professionals from the public and private medical institutions. The forum covered topics on epidemiology and latest epidemic situation in Foshan, diagnosis and clinical management of CF, as well as anti-mosquito measures. The forum enhanced healthcare professionals' knowledge on the disease and its responsive measures through sharing and explanation by experts. The CHP will organise a second forum for healthcare professionals tomorrow.
The CHP also issued letters to all doctors and hospitals in Hong Kong to provide them with the latest epidemiological information and appeal them to watch out for CF-related symptoms among those who return to Hong Kong from outbound travel. If CF cases are detected, they should be immediately referred to hospitals for treatment and reported to the DH in accordance with the established mechanism so that the DH can initiate epidemiological investigations, and implement prevention and control measures.
Latest situation regarding CF
According to the information from the Foshan health authority, as of July 28, there were over 5 600 cases in Foshan. The majority of cases (4 890 cases) were in Shunde District. All cases were mild, with no severe or fatal cases so far. Moreover, confirmed cases were also recorded in other cities in Guangdong Province recently. Regarding Macao, as of July 29, there were six imported cases of CF, four of them travelled to Foshan during the incubation period.
In 2019, Hong Kong recorded 11 imported cases of CF. There have been no CF cases since 2020.
Ends/Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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