Taiwan News
Date: 2016-01-05
By: Chia Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The two confirmed dengue cases were female Taiwanese travelers returning
Airport screening identifies 2 more dengue cases in Taiwan.
from trips to India and Thailand, areas at-risk of dengue fever infection.
Airport fever screening has identified two confirmed dengue cases since the beginning of the year. The authorities have immediately started prevention and control measures.
Taiwan has begun a series of new measures starting January 1, including rapid dengue fever screening tests to check for possible infection of inbound passengers with a body temperature higher than 38 degrees Celsius and having arrived from dengue-endemic areas for more than six days, according to the Central News Agency.
The two confirmed dengue cases were female Taiwanese travelers returning from trips to India and Thailand, areas at-risk of dengue fever infection. [FULL STORY]