Will Zika virus follow the path of Dengue?

On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organisation decleared Zika virus infection a Public Health Emergency of Public Health Concern. Four days later, Zika virus infection was made a notifiable infectious disease in Hong Kong. Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys. It was subsequently identified in humans...

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寨卡病毒會成為下一個登革熱嗎？

世界衛生組織在2016年2月1日宣布將寨卡病毒感染列為全球突發公共衛生事件。四日後，香港亦將寨卡病毒感染列作須呈報傳染病之一。 寨卡病毒最初於1947年在烏干達的恒河猴身上發現，並隨後於1952年在人類中發現。寨卡病毒疾病首次於...

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Dr. Thomas TSANG
Vice President
Hong Kong College of Community Medicine
香港社會醫學學院副院長
曾浩輝醫生

FVibram Hong Kong 100 Ultra Trail Race closed early in front of the severe weather threat

Hundreds of “frost-chasing” citizens were stranded on the top of Tai Mo Shan, the territory’s highest peak on 24 January 2016 while the Race finished early due to the extreme weather conditions. Most of them was suffering from hypothermia. The severe weather made rescue efforts difficult as the main roads were frozen. Rescue services share their views and experiences of responding to this incident.

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Vibram香港100越野長跑因面對惡劣天氣威脅提早結束

2016年1月24日，當這場越野長跑因惡劣天氣而需提早結束的同時，數百名「追霜趕雪」的市民亦被困在全港最高的大帽山頂。他們當中大部份人均受低溫症影響。由於惡劣天氣令主要道路被凍結，救援工作變得額外困難。在今期的通訊中，救援人員和我們分享他們在應對是次事件時的意見和經驗。

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UNISDR Science and Technology Conference on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework

The conference, held in Geneva on 27-29 January 2016, brought together leading science and technology experts, policy makers, practitioners and researchers from around the world to discuss how the science and technology community can best support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 (Sendai Framework)...

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聯合國國際減災策略署（UNISDR）仙台減災框架科技執行會議

是次會議在2016年1月27至29日於日內瓦舉行。當中匯聚了全球首屈一指的科學和技術專家、政策制定者、醫生和研究人員，他們以各自的專業意見討論科學和技術如何能最佳地支持執行2015－2030仙台減災框架（仙台框架)...

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