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Vaccination urged as Japanese encephalitis cases rise in Taiwan
Posted by Robert Herriman on July 24, 2015
With additional cases of the mosquito borne viral disease, Japanese encephalitis (JE) reported, Taiwan health officials are urging the public to take precautions against mosquito bites and ensure children receive the vaccine timely in order to ward off infection. In particular, people who live near or work in close proximity to pig farms or rice paddy fields, which increases the risk of contracting the virus.
Two additional cases reported from Taoyuan City brings the cumulative total to 21 JE cases, primarily in Southern Taiwan...
Vaccination urged as Japanese encephalitis cases rise in Taiwan
Posted by Robert Herriman on July 24, 2015
With additional cases of the mosquito borne viral disease, Japanese encephalitis (JE) reported, Taiwan health officials are urging the public to take precautions against mosquito bites and ensure children receive the vaccine timely in order to ward off infection. In particular, people who live near or work in close proximity to pig farms or rice paddy fields, which increases the risk of contracting the virus.
Two additional cases reported from Taoyuan City brings the cumulative total to 21 JE cases, primarily in Southern Taiwan...