Taiwan: 2017 Measles- EVA flight attendant diagnosed with measles

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Source: http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201703150018.aspx
[h=1]Baby girl confirmed infected with measles, 2nd imported case of 2017[/h] 2017/03/15 19:07:44

Taipei, March 15 (CNA) An 11-month-old baby girl has been confirmed as being infected with measles, the second imported case of measles infection this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday.

The baby, who had not been inoculated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and had been to Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia with her family in mid-February, developed symptoms of fever, diarrhea, Koplik's spots and rash on March 5, according to the CDC.

She was diagnosed with suspected viral pneumonia on March 9 and hospitalized, the agency said, noting that after the case was reported to the health authorities for laboratory testing, it was confirmed on March 14 to be measles infection.

Given that the baby had come into contact with a child who had fever and a rash during her stay in Indonesia, she was determined to have been infected with the contagious disease there, making her the second imported case this year.

In early March, the CDC reported a one-year-old baby girl to have been infected with measles, several days after she returned to Taiwan from China with her family. That child also had not been vaccinated against MMR before leaving for China last October, according to the agency...

 

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EVA flight attendant diagnosed with measles
CDC is checking up on 170 persons
By Matthew Strong,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2017/04/12 19:47
(By Central News Agency)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) ? An EVA Air flight attendant who had contact with 170 people on flights to four countries was diagnosed with measles, the Centers for Disease Control announced Wednesday.

The airline said its employee had quarantined herself at home, while her colleagues had been asked to monitor their health closely.

The woman was the fifth case of measles recorded in Taiwan this year, according to the CDC.

She returned from overseas on April 7, had fever and a rash around the mouth on April 8 which expanded over her body the following day, which led her to seek medical treatment on April 10. The test results diagnosed her with measles on Wednesday, the CDC said.

The woman had served on flights to Paris, Singapore, Bangkok and the Chinese cities of Beijing and Hangzhou, EVA said. However, during the most crucial period, when infection of other individuals was possible, she worked on the April 5-6 BR 62 flight from Vienna to Bangkok and on the April 7 BR 212 flight from the Thai capital to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, both in premium economy Elite Class...