Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/09
By: Central News Agency
Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) A migrant worker from the Philippines has been confirmed as
Mosquitoes pass on the chikungunya virus (photo from Pixabay).
having Taiwan’s first imported case of the mosquito-borne contagious disease chikungunya this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Filipino was detected as having a fever upon his arrival at Kaohsiung International Airport on Jan. 2. Two days later, he was confirmed to have been infected with the chikungunya virus after a blood test, a CDC statement said.
According to the CDC’s epidemiological investigation, the Filipino flew alone to Taiwan for contract work in Tainan, which neighbors Kaohsiung. It was his first time in the country, the CDC said. [FULL STORY]