First imported case of Zika in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has confirmed its first imported case of the mosquito borne Zika virus, putting the Asia financial centre on high alert for further infection of a virus that has spread through Latin America and the Caribbean.  HEALTH PROTECTION CONTROLLER, DR. LEUNG TING-HUNG <<< "According to protocol we have kept our investigation and obtained various information from the attending doctor and the patient. And have arranged the patient to be in a mosquito free hospital. United Christian Hospital. We'll carry out various of preventative and control measures to prevent the further spread of the disease. As this is essentially a mosquito-borne disease so the most important thing is to control the mosquito population in Hong Kong." At a media conference called late on Thursday Controller of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Leung Ting-hung, said relevant measures had been taken to prevent the virus from spreading further.