OVERDUE: The EV71 epidemic cycle is usually two to four years, but as the nation’s last outbreak was in 2012, the CDC is paying extra attention to enterovirus infections
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 24, 2019
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Three new measles infections and one case of serious complications caused by an
A Centers for Disease Control official gives an update on the nation’s measles situation.Photo: CNA
enterovirus infection were confirmed last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.
The sources of the new measles infections are still under investigation, Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Guo Hung-wei (郭宏偉) said.
A total of 74 measles cases have been confirmed in Taiwan this year, including 28 people who were infected overseas, and the majority (76 percent) are aged between 20 and 39, Guo said, adding that 3,056 people are being monitored for symptoms.
Seven measles cases confirmed earlier this month were associated with three clusters of infections: one started by a person infected in Hong Kong and two clusters initiated by two people infected in Thailand, he said. [FULL STORY]
