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Bacillary dysentery clustered outbreak reported: CDC
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Wed, Sep 27, 2017 - Page 3
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced this year?s first clustered outbreak of bacillary dysentery ? a serious and highly contagious bacterial infection of the colon ? brought to the nation by a man who visited Bali, Indonesia.
The man, who lives in northern Taiwan and is in his 30s, was part of a group tour with 18 others that visited Bali earlier this month, CDC physician Huang Wan-ting (黃婉婷) said, adding that the man was diagnosed with bacillary dysentery after seeking treatment for a fever, diarrhea and nausea, which began one day after he returned home.
Health officials found that another member of the group, a woman in her 20s, also had nausea and diarrhea and was later diagnosed with the disease.
The two were quoted by the agency as saying that they ate mostly well-cooked food during the trip, but ate seafood at a restaurant that appeared to have poor sanitary conditions.
The centers determined the case to be a clustered outbreak and collected samples from 13 other members of the group.
As of Sunday, a total of 120 bacillary dysentery cases have been reported this year, including 44 travelers, with Indonesia being the largest source of infections at 39, CDC statistics showed...
Bacillary dysentery clustered outbreak reported: CDC
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Wed, Sep 27, 2017 - Page 3
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced this year?s first clustered outbreak of bacillary dysentery ? a serious and highly contagious bacterial infection of the colon ? brought to the nation by a man who visited Bali, Indonesia.
The man, who lives in northern Taiwan and is in his 30s, was part of a group tour with 18 others that visited Bali earlier this month, CDC physician Huang Wan-ting (黃婉婷) said, adding that the man was diagnosed with bacillary dysentery after seeking treatment for a fever, diarrhea and nausea, which began one day after he returned home.
Health officials found that another member of the group, a woman in her 20s, also had nausea and diarrhea and was later diagnosed with the disease.
The two were quoted by the agency as saying that they ate mostly well-cooked food during the trip, but ate seafood at a restaurant that appeared to have poor sanitary conditions.
The centers determined the case to be a clustered outbreak and collected samples from 13 other members of the group.
As of Sunday, a total of 120 bacillary dysentery cases have been reported this year, including 44 travelers, with Indonesia being the largest source of infections at 39, CDC statistics showed...