Cases confirmed in Okinawa, where a Taiwanese airline employee introduced the disease, number 91, and the outbreak has spread to Aichi Prefecture where 17 more cases have been reported
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/08
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A measles outbreak that began in March when an infected man
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boarded a flight that routed through Okinawa before landing in Taipei, has continued to spread in Japan, with the local government issuing warnings.
A Tigerair employee reportedly contracted the disease in Thailand before boarding his flight which routed through Okinawa on the return trip to Taiwan, March 29. Initially, most of the reported cases in Taiwan were Tigerair crew members.
While reported cases in Taiwan for 2018 currently number less than 30, the spread of measles in Japan has been much more serious, with 91 cases of the disease confirmed in Okinawa, as of Thursday, May 3.
The Japan Times reports that the outbreak has also spread to Aichi prefecture after a teenager contracted the disease in Okinawa and returned home. Aichi Prefecture has now confirmed 17 cases of measles according to the report. [FULL STORY]
