https://www.scmp.com/rss/522079/feed The latest news and top stories on Yuen Kwok-yung. A distinguished microbiologist, physician and surgeon, he is the Henry Fok Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong and co-director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases. He played a pivotal role in identifying the SARS coronavirus in 2003 and has discovered over 100 novel microbial species. His work involves researching emerging infectious diseases, including coronaviruses and influenza and he... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lo Hoi-ying,Danny Mok,Theodora Yu Lo Hoi-ying,Danny Mok,Theodora Yu Some recent food poisoning cases in Hong Kong have been linked to raw oysters supplied by a company in Spain, prompting authorities to instruct the food trade to suspend imports and sales from the firm. The Centre for Food Safety revealed the latest results of its investigation into dozens of recent food poisoning cases on Friday night – hours after a restaurant chain told the South China Morning Post that raw oysters consumed by diners who fell ill came from France and were supplied by a Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3343376/hong-kong-diners-urged-avoid-raw-oysters-more-food-poisoning-cases-found?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3343376/hong-kong-diners-urged-avoid-raw-oysters-more-food-poisoning-cases-found?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:31:43 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu While the term “chikungunya” might have been unfamiliar to many in Hong Kong until the first imported case was reported in early August, news of the infection immediately brought me back to my own difficult and painful first encounter with the virus six years ago. Hong Kong has been seeing a growing number of imported cases of the mosquito-borne disease, with the latest one announced on Wednesday, bringing the year’s total so far to 12. The new case involved a 34-year-old man living in a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323403/searing-pain-fever-and-fear-hong-kong-reporters-chikungunya-ordeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323403/searing-pain-fever-and-fear-hong-kong-reporters-chikungunya-ordeal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 02:00:17 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Hong Kong has confirmed its first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019, involving a 12-year-old boy, with health authorities urging residents to step up vigilance against the mosquito-borne disease. Should residents worry about a local outbreak? What protective measures should be taken? The Post breaks down the details for you. 1. What happened to the boy? The head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, Dr Albert Au Ka-wing, said the boy lived in Kwun... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320556/how-can-you-protect-yourself-if-hong-kong-has-chikungunya-fever-outbreak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320556/how-can-you-protect-yourself-if-hong-kong-has-chikungunya-fever-outbreak?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:15:56 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun Health authorities in Hong Kong have not ruled out the possibility of local chikungunya fever transmissions after the city recorded its first imported case of the mosquito-borne disease since 2019, involving a boy who returned from outbreak-hit Foshan in mainland China. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed the case on Saturday, weeks after a surge in infections was recorded in neighbouring Guangdong province. Albert Au Ka-wing, head of the centre’s communicable disease branch, said the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320533/hong-kong-confirms-first-imported-case-chikungunya-fever-2019?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320533/hong-kong-confirms-first-imported-case-chikungunya-fever-2019?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 08:03:37 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu Hongkongers should remain vigilant against chikungunya fever, leading expert Yuen Kwok-yung has said, stressing that the mosquito-borne disease could cause prolonged and severe joint pain due to weak immunity levels among the population. Yuen, chair of infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong’s department of microbiology, issued the warning on Thursday following recent outbreaks in mainland China, including 3,000 cases reported in Guangdong province’s Foshan city. While the last... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3319373/stay-alert-chikungunya-fever-threat-leading-expert-tells-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3319373/stay-alert-chikungunya-fever-threat-leading-expert-tells-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:51:12 +0000