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Two imported cases of measles found in Kaohsiung County
2010/04/07 21:38:35
Taipei, April 7 (CNA) There have been two overseas-acquired cases of measles in Taiwan since the start of this year, and both patients were from Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, government agencies reported Wednesday.
The two patients, who were infected in a Southeast Asian country, have both recovered, the county's health bureau said.
Another case of German measles was also found in Kaohsiung County in late February and the patient has also recovered, local health officials said, urging the public to be careful when traveling to China or Southeast Asian countries.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) under the Cabinet-level Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed the imported cases of measles.
The individuals are a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman residing in Kaohsiung County and her 15-month-old baby girl, CDC deputy director-general Lin Ting said.
The woman, who is married to a Taiwanese man, and her child were found to have contracted the infectious disease in Vietnam in late March. They developed fever, rashes and Koplik spots -- symptoms of measles -- more than a week ago, and are receiving treatment at a hospital, Lin said. Neither the woman nor her baby have inoculation records, he added.
According to Lin, no one else in the home has so far developed any symptoms of measles, but they are being closely monitored by health authorities.
In the last three years, a total of 19 cases of overseas-acquired measles -- nine from Vietnam, seven from China, and one each from India, Japan and Thailand -- have been found in Taiwan, Lin reported.
He urged that the public, especially children, get vaccinated against the disease.
(By L. T. Chen and Flor Wang) enditem /pc
Two imported cases of measles found in Kaohsiung County
2010/04/07 21:38:35
Taipei, April 7 (CNA) There have been two overseas-acquired cases of measles in Taiwan since the start of this year, and both patients were from Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, government agencies reported Wednesday.
The two patients, who were infected in a Southeast Asian country, have both recovered, the county's health bureau said.
Another case of German measles was also found in Kaohsiung County in late February and the patient has also recovered, local health officials said, urging the public to be careful when traveling to China or Southeast Asian countries.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) under the Cabinet-level Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed the imported cases of measles.
The individuals are a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman residing in Kaohsiung County and her 15-month-old baby girl, CDC deputy director-general Lin Ting said.
The woman, who is married to a Taiwanese man, and her child were found to have contracted the infectious disease in Vietnam in late March. They developed fever, rashes and Koplik spots -- symptoms of measles -- more than a week ago, and are receiving treatment at a hospital, Lin said. Neither the woman nor her baby have inoculation records, he added.
According to Lin, no one else in the home has so far developed any symptoms of measles, but they are being closely monitored by health authorities.
In the last three years, a total of 19 cases of overseas-acquired measles -- nine from Vietnam, seven from China, and one each from India, Japan and Thailand -- have been found in Taiwan, Lin reported.
He urged that the public, especially children, get vaccinated against the disease.
(By L. T. Chen and Flor Wang) enditem /pc