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Taiwan lists brucellosis as notifiable disease
2012/02/07 16:55:07
Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) Brucellosis, an infectious disease that occurs in humans through contact with animals, has been listed in Taiwan as a notifiable communicable disease, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
Brucellosis has been put on the CDC's list of 60-plus transmittable diseases that must be reported in order to lower the risk of its spread, said Chou Jih-haw, the CDC's deputy director-general.
Taiwan had been free of brucellosis for three decades but there were five imported cases last year between May and October, the Chou said, explaining why the CDC has taken decision to list brucellosis as a notifiable disease.
The five confirmed cases were Taiwan nationals who had contracted the disease during overseas-- one in North Africa, three in Malaysia, and the fifth in China, Chou said.
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http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201202070017
2012/02/07 16:55:07
Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) Brucellosis, an infectious disease that occurs in humans through contact with animals, has been listed in Taiwan as a notifiable communicable disease, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
Brucellosis has been put on the CDC's list of 60-plus transmittable diseases that must be reported in order to lower the risk of its spread, said Chou Jih-haw, the CDC's deputy director-general.
Taiwan had been free of brucellosis for three decades but there were five imported cases last year between May and October, the Chou said, explaining why the CDC has taken decision to list brucellosis as a notifiable disease.
The five confirmed cases were Taiwan nationals who had contracted the disease during overseas-- one in North Africa, three in Malaysia, and the fifth in China, Chou said.
More...
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201202070017