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**Treyfish** · May 10, 2009, 02:56 PM

Re: Taiwan says probably has first influenza A cases

News: Taiwan found two cases of confirmed cases of Influenza A

请看博讯热点：猪流感爆发

Boxun see hot: the outbreak of swine flu

( 博讯北京时间2009年5月11日 转载 )

(Boxun Beijing May 11, 2009 reprint)

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Source: Xinhua

台湾疾病防治机构１１日凌晨发布的最新消息显示，台湾已发现２例甲型Ｈ１Ｎ１流感确诊病例。

Taiwan's disease control agency on the 11th early morning release of the latest news shows that Taiwan has found two cases of confirmed cases of influenza H1N1 influenza.

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据介绍，这两人为一对母女，分别为一名３９岁女性及其１岁９个月大的女儿，她们５日由美国搭机回台，６日出现不适，７日至９日曾３次由其家人开车前往台大妇科、仁爱医院小儿科就诊。

According to the briefing, the two man-made a pair of mother and daughter, respectively, for a 39-year-old female and 1-year-old 9-month-old daughter, by the United States on the 5th they fly back to Taiwan, does not appear on the 6th, 7 to 9 have 3 times by the family car to the National Taiwan University, gynecology, Charity Hospital for treatment.

目前这两名患者正在台北和平医院隔离治疗中。

At present, the two hospital patients are being treated in isolation in Taipei in peace.

另有９人被列为观察对象。

Another 9 were observed as a target.

台卫生主管部门负责人叶金川表示，这对母女目前还在接受最后的检验，凌晨２点左右将会有最后的确切结果，但目前仍以确定病例方式处理。

Taiwan's health authorities were responsible for Yeh Chin-chuan said that a mother and her daughter is still undergoing final testing, about 2 o'clock there will be the exact final results, but there are still ways to deal with confirmed cases.

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**Giuseppe** · May 10, 2009, 02:56 PM

Re: Taiwan says probably has first influenza A cases

Taiwan says no influenza A cases for now (AlertNet)

Taiwan says no influenza A cases for now

10 May 2009 18:40:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates with tests showing no influenza A)
By Lee Chyen Yee
TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) -

Tests on two people earlier thought to have been the first to be suffering from influenza A in Taiwan have shown they do not have the virus after all, the island's health department said on Monday.

Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan said earlier a 32-year-old mother and her baby from the city of Taipei most probably had the virus after returning from the United States six days ago.

"After carrying out a series of tests, we have confirmed that the mother and daughter who returned from the United States do not have influenza A," the Department of Health said in a brief statement.

Over the weekend, the United States said a Washington state man with the H1N1 influenza died last week, the third U.S. sufferer to die as the new flu strain confirmed in more than 2,200 Americans appeared in Japan and Australia. [ID:nSP117286]

Another 48 people have died in Mexico and one each in Canada and Costa Rica.

(Editing by Philippa Fletcher)
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**Treyfish** · May 10, 2009, 03:37 PM

Re: Taiwan says probably has first influenza A cases

The same plane with the Japanese patients with 16 infected people in Taiwan to exclude a new influenza

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中新社香港五月十日电台北消息:日本出现四名H1N1新型流感确定病例，同机的十七名旅客转机到台湾，台防疫单位连夜筛检，至十日下午为止，其中十六名台湾民众排除感染，另一名外籍旅客则在采检前已出境到香港。

China news agency, Hong Kong, May 10 - Taipei: Japan four new influenza H1N1 confirmed cases, 17 of the same plane transit passengers to Taiwan, the Taiwan unit overnight immunization screening, to the 10th until the afternoon, in which the people of Taiwan 16 rule out the possibility of infection, and the other foreign tourists were seized in mining before the exit to Hong Kong.

综合中央社近两天的报道，四名自美返日的师生感染新流感，与病患同机的十七名旅客转机来台，其中一名台湾女子因发烧而隔离住院，经防疫人员快速筛检上午宣布呈新流感阴性反应。

Central News Agency reported that nearly two days of comprehensive, four from the U.S. back to the teachers and students on the new flu infection, patients on the same plane with 17 passengers in transit to come to Taiwan, one of Taiwan's women's hospital with fever and isolation, the quarantine officers Fast screening was announced the morning of a new influenza negative.

整体检查结果于下午出炉，结果让防疫人员松了一口气。

The overall test results released in the afternoon, resulting in disease prevention so that staff breathed a sigh of relief.

台湾疾管单位昨天获知与日本病例同搭八日NW25班机的旅客中，有十七人转机到台，呼吁这些人尽速透过19 22专线主动联络。

Disease control units in Taiwan and Japan yesterday, was informed that cases take the same flight on the 8th NW25 passengers, there were 17 transit flights to Taiwan, called on these people as soon as possible and take the initiative to contact through the 1922 line.

除了其中一名外籍人士再转赴香港，其余十六名旅客深夜联系并采集检体。

In addition to one of them foreigners who go to Hong Kong again, and the remaining 16 passengers contact late at night and collected samples.

台湾?中央疫情指挥中心?决定，比照日前境外移入香港旅客感染新流感，同机旅客再转机台湾的处理模式，即与病患同班机座位前后三排乘客隔离七天，其它旅客如为阴性，只要自我防护、预防性投药即可。

Taiwan's "central command center outbreak," the decision, cf imported before the new influenza infection in Hong Kong visitors, visitors on the same plane and then a turn for the better handling of the Taiwan model, that is, the same flight and patients before and after the three-row seating for seven days in the isolation of passengers and other visitors such as negative , as long as the self-protective, preventive medicine can vote

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**Shiloh** · May 21, 2009, 11:23 AM

Re: Taiwan: Cases

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...t_11415566.htm

Taiwan confirms second case of A/H1N1 flu
www.chinaview.cn 2009-05-21 23:00:43

TAIPEI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's health authorities say a 22-year-old female is confirmed to be the island's second case of the A/H1N1 influenza.

She was a Taiwan resident studying in New York who left the city on Tuesday on Cathay Pacific Airways' flight CX831. She arrived in Hong Hong and transferred to flight CX468, arriving in Taiwan Wednesday.

According to authorities, she had a sore throat before boarding the planes and wore a mask throughout the flights.

Taiwan's disease control center is seeking passengers who sat in rows 34 through 40 on flight CX468. They are believed to be at high risk for infection.

The student has been quarantined at the Taoyuan General Hospital and her flu symptoms abated after medical care.

Taiwan's health authorities confirmed a 52-year-old man, who also flew in from the United States, as the island's first confirmed A/H1N1 case Wednesday

**Shiloh** · May 22, 2009, 08:05 AM

Re: Taiwan: Cases

Source: http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_...ss=news_Health

Fourth and fifth H1N1 flu cases confirmed in Taiwan
Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2009-05-22 08:42 PM

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) ? The Central Epidemic Command Center confirmed Taiwan?s fourth and fifth H1N1 swine flu cases on Friday and said that both had not been detected at the airport, increasing the possibility of local contagion.

The fourth case is a 30-year-old female, who took Philippine Airlines PR896 flight in seat 23B to Taiwan from Manila on May 20, said CECC spokesman Shih Wen-yi. The patient has been to her friend?s place and a clinic before being sent to hospital for quarantine for having a high fever of 38 ℃ on May 21.

The Center discovered that her five-year-old daughter, who showed symptom of fever on Thursday evening, had gone to the kindergarten earlier the same day. The situation of the patient?s daughter and friends is closely monitored for having close contact with the confirmed case.

The fifth case is confirmed to be the sister of the third case, a 23-year-old Taiwanese student studying in the United States. Both returned to Taiwan early Thursday via EVA Airways flight BR17 from San Francisco. The fifth case already had symptoms of coughing, running nose, and sneezing one week before taking the flight, but was picked up by her mother at the airport for no signs of high fever.

The CECC has put the third case?s sister and mother in quarantine for tests on Thursday night, saying the duo did not leave their place after returning from the airport. The test of the mother came out negative Friday afternoon, ruling out the first possible local H1N1 flu contagion.

Shih urged Taiwanese in foreign countries to suspend their return to Taiwan and get medical treatment first if they have flu-like symptoms, in order to avoid more imported cases. Four out of all five cases had a travel history to the United States while the fourth case may contract the epidemic during her trip in the Philippines.

by Taiwan News, Staff Writer

**FrenchieGirl** · May 24, 2009, 05:23 AM

Re: Taiwan: Cases

New-type swine influenza may become seasonal flu: virus expert

Taipei, Taiwan -- The swine flu srain that has grabbed the attention of health officials around the world may in the future become a routine seasonal flu that is dealt with the same way as the common cold, local molecular biology expert Michael M.C. Lai said Friday.

Taiwan on Friday announced three new cases of the swine flu, known formally as influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total in the country to six, but Lai urged people not to panic when questioned by reporters on the severity of the disease.

Lai, an academician of Academia Sinica and the president of National Cheng Kung University, said there is no way to stop the spread of the H1N1 virus, but individuals should not be overly concerned because the virus' toxicity is relatively low.

The scholar suggested that the flu's mortality rate will be lower than the 0.6 percent rate seen in official statistics to date.

He noted that in the future, the H1N1 flu will return but will be dealt with as a seasonal rather than pandemic flu, meaning it follows predictable patterns and can be treated with antivirals.

The most important thing people can do to guard against the H1N1 swine flu strain is to maintain their personal hygiene, including washing their hands frequently, Lai said, and he urged those with the flu to wear a mask.

Lai, who received his doctoral degree in molecular biology from the University of California Berkeley in 1973, lectured at the University of Southern California School of Medicine until 2003, when then Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh called him home to help fight the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

Lai explained Friday that the H1N1 flu strain contrasts sharply with SARS, which was a brand new virus in 2003 that no one in the world knew how to cure.

"H1N1 is a flu virus we are already acquainted with," Lai said.

As of Saturday noon, Taiwan had reported six confirmed swine flu cases, with the latest case forcing an elementary school in Taipei County to suspend all classes for one week until May 29.

Health authorities said on Saturday, however, that the closing did not mean other schools would face the same fate in the future if one of their students is confirmed to have the H1N1 flu. Each school's situation will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, officials said.

**Shiloh** · May 31, 2009, 07:44 AM

Re: Chinese Taipei - Taiwan - Cases - 12

Source: http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/Ge...ontentID=79951

12th confirmed case of H1N1 announced

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Sunday that they have confirmed the 12th case of H1N1 in Taiwan. The patient is a 33 year old businessman traveling from the US to Taiwan arriving on the night of the 27th. He already ran a fever during his flight, but was not intercepted at the airport.

The man flew in first class, meaning he was not traveling in close proximity with other passengers. However, he did go to the cinema after arriving in Taiwan. The CDC is investigating whether or not anyone caught the virus from the man.

**Shiloh** · June 4, 2009, 12:05 PM

Re: Chinese Taipei - Taiwan - Cases - 16

Source: http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_...&lang=eng_news

Confirmed (A)H1N1 cases in Taiwan rise to 16 as two more diagnosed
Taiwan News, Staff Writer

2009-06-05 12:24 AM

Two Taiwanese nationals recently returned from New York were the two newest cases of (A)H1N1 swine flu virus yesterday, bringing the total to 16.

A 25-year-old student boarded a flight to Hong Kong in New York on May 28 and arrived from Hong Kong at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport late on May 29, said Shih Wen-yi, the spokesman for the Central Epidemics Command Center. The man was driven home from the airport by his father and became ill on Monday.

The student wore a mask all through his flights and barely left his home, Shih said, adding that his close relatives had received preventive medicine and had been told to closely monitor their health. As he became ill more than 48 hours after leaving the flight, the authorities were not looking for his fellow passengers, Shih said.

The other new case was a 24-year-old businessman living in New York who arrived in Taiwan via Hong Kong on May 31. He felt he had a fever on the flight, but did not seek medical care until Tuesday because the fever didn't subside, Shih said.

The center was aware of the 55 passengers who had been seated close to the businessman on the flight from Hong Kong to Taoyuan, according to Shih.

Looking back at Taiwan's virus infections so far, the center spokesman said that all 16 cases were relatively light.

An overwhelming majority of the cases were students or other citizens returning from overseas, in particular the United States. Only one infection happened inside Taiwan, but that was a friend who had had dinner with one of the imported cases shortly after her return.

Because schools in the U.S. were entering the summer holiday period, more students returning to Taiwan could turn out be infected by the virus, Shih said. Until now, about one out of every 60 suspected cases was confirmed as an (A)H1N1 case.

Taiwan's first ten cases all left hospital after about a week of quarantine each to return home.

Department of Health Minister Yeh Chin-chuan told lawmakers yesterday morning Taiwan would not lower its (A)H1N1 status level for the time being. Even though the death rate from the virus stood at only one in a thousand patients, there were still 1,000 to 2,000 people being infected on a daily basis, Yeh said.

The DOH would evaluate the pros and cons of downgrading the status level, but a decision would not be reached soon, the minister said.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday added Saudi Arabia to a list of 60 countries and territories subject to a yellow alert, meaning travelers should be cautious about their health when visiting those areas. The list includes the U.S., Canada, Japan, China and Hong Kong.

**FrenchieGirl** · June 8, 2009, 06:57 AM

Re: Chinese Taipei - Taiwan - Cases - 21

Taiwan reports 21 A/H1N1 flu cases

www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-08 19:22:43 Print

TAIPEI, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan has confirmed 21 A/H1N1 flu cases as of Monday, the island's epidemic prevention department said.

The latest case involved a 21-year-old woman who returned from studies in the United States. She flew back to Taiwan on June 3, developed symptoms days later and was confirmed with the virus on Monday.

Her five family members were the only people who had had close contact with her and they'd taken preventive medicines, the department said.

**Shiloh** · June 11, 2009, 10:50 PM

Re: Chinese Taipei - Taiwan - Cases - 36

Source: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/n.../Four-more.htm

Updated Friday, June 12, 2009 9:36 am TWN, The China Post news staff

Four more imported cases added to A(H1N1) tally in Taiwan: CDC

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Four more imported cases of swine flu infections were confirmed today by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Three involved one woman and two men returning from Thailand on different days in the last week, reported CDC officials.

A fourteen-year-old American boy en route to Australia was also verified as carrying the virus and has indefinitely postponed his trip, pending full recovery.

All exhibited flu-like symptoms including fever, sore throat, coughing and runny nose, said officials.

This puts the current tally of A(H1N1) cases in Taiwan at 36.

The CDC has already notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of the latest infections.

The international agency also raised its pandemic level to its highest alert yesterday, to level 6.

The highest of the six-tiered scale suggests that a global outbreak of swine flu is under way.

According to Shih Wen-yi, a spokesperson for the CDC, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) will also re-adjust accordingly its own strategy for infection control against the strain, from one of containment to elimination.

Epidemiologists at the command center worried that current segregation measures may not be adequate and will rely on vaccination efforts going forward to minimize the risk of further influenza A(H1N1) transmission.

**FrenchieGirl** · July 31, 2009, 04:34 PM

Re: Chinese Taipei - Taiwan - Cases - more than 500

[Google Translation]

H1N1 Type A influenza epidemic in Taiwan to expand

2009-07-31

In Taiwan, a 39-year-old man was infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza deaths. A spokesman for the Taiwan Center for Disease Control confirmed that there were more than 500 Taiwan influenza H1N1 influenza symptoms appear. He called on the people do not have to stress and found that symptoms of notification as soon as possible. Radio Free Asia reported reporters荣屹

In Taiwan, H1N1 Type A influenza epidemic expansion, a 39-year-old man because of physical weakness, H1N1 Type A influenza infection died. For Disease Control spokesman Lin Ding on Friday announced that the current cluster of infection was found from 10 cases of infection for students, foreign workers and soldiers, more than 500 influenza A H1N1 influenza symptoms appear, but the symptoms are not serious, Lin Ding tension do not have to appeal to the people, pay attention to good hygiene practices and found that symptoms related to rapid communications unit.

However, Lin Ding pointed out that the monitoring data from the community, the CDC laboratory isolated the H3N2 seasonal flu virus, the current variation of the virus infected two persons, one of them discharged from hospital, another old man was isolated for observation in the sleep , the CDC will pay close attention to where the virus mutates.

The school summer holidays when the current moment, some schools also summer activities, the Ministry of Education pointed out that if the schools to identify cases of influenza, will be closed for a week to 10 days, the future of bio-security measures after the opening, the Ministry of Education will pay close attention to epidemic development, the meeting discussed and decided.

These are Radio Free Asia reporter Rong Yi Taipei.

**FrenchieGirl** · July 31, 2009, 04:49 PM

Re: Chinese Taipei - Taiwan - Cases - more than 500 - 1 death

Taiwan reports first death from A/H1N1 flu

2009-07-31 07:23:17

TAIPEI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan health authorities said late Thursday that the island had reported the first death from the A/H1N1 flu.

The dead was a 39-year-old male, who died Thursday evening despite doctors' efforts, the authorities said.

Currently, Taiwan had five A/H1N1 patients in serious condition.

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