Taiwan: 2013 Measles cases

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Source: http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aall/201304090011.aspx

Year's first imported German measles case reported
2013/04/09 14:19:27

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) A Taiwanese woman who developed German measles after she returned from a visit to Japan has become the first imported German measles case in Taiwan this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.

Liu Ting-ping, a CDC section chief, said the 35-year-old woman from northern Taiwan visited Kyoto and Osaka on her own in mid-March...

 

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Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/05/13/2003562150


Mon, May 13, 2013 - Page 3　
CDC issues travel advisory following measles infections
By Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday called on parents of children under the age of one or of those who have yet to receive immunization against measles with the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine to avoid taking them to epidemic areas, after three cases of unvaccinated children who caught the disease while travelling in China were confirmed.

As of Thursday, the CDC said that four imported cases of measles had been confirmed, of which three were from China and one was from South Korea...

 

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Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/08/07/2003569130


Wed, Aug 07, 2013 - Page 3　

CDC confirms second case of locally acquired measles
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES:Because the measles virus is easily spread, parents are advised to have children receive the MMR vaccine immediately, the CDC said
By Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced this year?s second confirmed case of measles..

...A 25-year-old male with no recent travel history and an unknown vaccination history started to develop symptoms of coughing and a runny nose on July 29, and a skin rash developed two days later.

He tested positive for measles yesterday, CDC official Liu Ting-ping (劉定萍) said.

Of the 148 people who have had close contact with the patient, 43 have been confirmed to show no symptoms, with the remainder still under observation, Liu said...

 

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Re: Taiwan: 2013 Measles cases

Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/11/09/2003576489

Sat, Nov 09, 2013 - Page 3　
Fifth imported case of German measles reported, CDC says

The fifth imported case of German measles this year has been reported, involving a 21-year-old Malaysian tourist who came to Taiwan on Oct. 20, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, cautioning that as the traveler went to several tourist sites across the nation, people who have been to those places should be on alert for rubella symptoms...