ICRT Radio News
Date: 2018-06-22

Tainan has confirmed its second Japanese Encephalitis case of the year.

The victim is a 57 year old woman who started displaying symptoms early this
month, and who is currently in intensive care.

City health officials suspect she contracted the disease close to home, as
she lives close to the first confirmed victim in Tainan.

There are also various livestock farms nearby as well.

Health officials warn that it is now the peak season for the disease, with
infected mosquitoes often breeding in farms and rice paddies.

They urge people to avoid such areas, especially around dawn and dusk, when
the mosquitoes are most active.

Japanese Encephalitis has a death rate of 20 to 30 percent, and there is
currently no cure for the disease.    [FULL  STORY]