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Taiwan reports first Japanese encephalitis death of the year
07/28/2026 07:26 PM
Taipei, July 28 (CNA) Taiwan has recorded its first death from Japanese encephalitis this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
The fatality was a woman in her 70s from Taoyuan who had a history of hypertension. She developed weakness, drowsiness and a fever in mid-July and sought emergency medical treatment two days after her symptoms began, according to CDC epidemiologist Lin Yung-ching (林詠青).
She was admitted to intensive care after testing positive for Japanese encephalitis. She died in late July of respiratory failure after more than a week in hospital, making her Taiwan's first fatal case of the disease in 2026, Lin said.
Health officials said no one living with her had developed symptoms.
The CDC also reported a second new case involving a man in his 50s from Taoyuan. He developed a fever and headache in mid-July before collapsing two days after falling ill...
Taiwan reports first Japanese encephalitis death of the year
07/28/2026 07:26 PM
Taipei, July 28 (CNA) Taiwan has recorded its first death from Japanese encephalitis this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
The fatality was a woman in her 70s from Taoyuan who had a history of hypertension. She developed weakness, drowsiness and a fever in mid-July and sought emergency medical treatment two days after her symptoms began, according to CDC epidemiologist Lin Yung-ching (林詠青).
She was admitted to intensive care after testing positive for Japanese encephalitis. She died in late July of respiratory failure after more than a week in hospital, making her Taiwan's first fatal case of the disease in 2026, Lin said.
Health officials said no one living with her had developed symptoms.
The CDC also reported a second new case involving a man in his 50s from Taoyuan. He developed a fever and headache in mid-July before collapsing two days after falling ill...