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TB cluster outbreak at university under control: health official
2011/10/22 16:42:59
Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) A cluster outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at a university in Taipei in northern Taiwan has been controlled, a senior official of the Cabinet-level Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
Eight confirmed cases have been reported at Shih Hsin University since a student there was diagnosed with TB in September 2010, according to the DOH.
DOH Deputy Director-General Shih Wen-yi said the September case has been confirmed as the commencement of the outbreak. All eight patients have been given medical treatment, he added...
...TB is one of the largest notifiable diseases in Taiwan, recording more than 13,000 cases in 2010. As of Oct. 21, 10,271 people had been confirmed to be infected with TB this year, according to DOH statistics.
By Chen Ching-fang and Elizabeth Hsu) ENDITEM/J
TB cluster outbreak at university under control: health official
2011/10/22 16:42:59
Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) A cluster outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at a university in Taipei in northern Taiwan has been controlled, a senior official of the Cabinet-level Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
Eight confirmed cases have been reported at Shih Hsin University since a student there was diagnosed with TB in September 2010, according to the DOH.
DOH Deputy Director-General Shih Wen-yi said the September case has been confirmed as the commencement of the outbreak. All eight patients have been given medical treatment, he added...
...TB is one of the largest notifiable diseases in Taiwan, recording more than 13,000 cases in 2010. As of Oct. 21, 10,271 people had been confirmed to be infected with TB this year, according to DOH statistics.
By Chen Ching-fang and Elizabeth Hsu) ENDITEM/J