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Hong Kong records first case of Japanese encephalitis in 6 years
Woman, 49, diagnosed with potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease after returning from the Philippines
Edith Lin
Published: 12:55am, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 1:26am, 21 Aug 2025
Hong Kong has recorded its first case of Japanese encephalitis in six years after a 49-year-old woman was diagnosed with the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease upon returning from the Philippines.
The Centre for Health Protection said on Wednesday that the imported case involved a foreign woman who was in a stable condition. She had travelled to the Philippines between July 21 and August 4, including visiting rural areas.
“Since the patient stayed in the Philippines during the incubation period, the centre considered that she was infected during travel, and the case was classified as an imported one,” it said...
Hong Kong records first case of Japanese encephalitis in 6 years
Woman, 49, diagnosed with potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease after returning from the Philippines
Edith Lin
Published: 12:55am, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 1:26am, 21 Aug 2025
Hong Kong has recorded its first case of Japanese encephalitis in six years after a 49-year-old woman was diagnosed with the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease upon returning from the Philippines.
The Centre for Health Protection said on Wednesday that the imported case involved a foreign woman who was in a stable condition. She had travelled to the Philippines between July 21 and August 4, including visiting rural areas.
“Since the patient stayed in the Philippines during the incubation period, the centre considered that she was infected during travel, and the case was classified as an imported one,” it said...