Taiwan: 2024 Mpox

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Source: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202402270023

Taiwan reports 2 domestic mpox cases
02/27/2024 09:23 PM

Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Taiwan reported two locally transmitted cases of mpox on Tuesday, following 14 weeks without logging any local cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

CDC official Kuo ****-wei (郭宏偉) said at a weekly press briefing that both cases were Taiwanese men in their 30s who developed rashes and blisters in mid-February.

Kuo said that the two men tested positive for mpox on Feb. 23 and Feb. 26, bringing the total number of cases reported this year to three, including one imported case...

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Source: https://news.tvbs.com.tw/english/2544956

Taiwan’s Mpox cases hit 377, CDC urges vaccination
Reporter TVBS News Staff
Release time：2024/07/09 14:18
Last update time：2024/07/09 14:30

TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan has recorded 377 Mpox cases since the first imported case in June 2022, with 355 local and 22 imported cases, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported on Monday (July 8). Nantou County (南投縣) confirmed four local cases among young Taiwanese men, who allegedly engaged in unprotected sex.

The global Mpox tally has reached over 98,000 cases. The Nantou County Public Health Bureau stated that Mpox has an incubation period of up to 21 days, and individuals can be contagious one to four days before symptoms appear. The bureau emphasized that vaccination remains the most effective prevention method...