As Taiwan confirmed this year’s first Japanese encephalitis case on Monday, Taiwan CDC urged the public to heighten vigilance, take precautions against mosquitoes and ensure timely vaccination of children against Japanese encephalitis

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/21
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—As Taiwan confirmed this year’s first Japanese encephalitis case

on Monday, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) urged the public to heighten vigilance, take precautions against mosquitoes and ensure timely vaccination of children against Japanese encephalitis.

Taiwan CDC announced this year’s first confirmed Japanese encephalitis case in an over 50-year-old male who resides in Pingtung County.

The case began to develop symptoms on May 14, including lethargy, headache and fever. As of now, the case is still hospitalized for treatment, the agency said.

According to the epidemiological investigation, the case’s vaccination history is unknown and the case had not recently traveled. He works in agriculture and animal husbandry, and there is a pigpen around his workplace, Taiwan CDC said, adding that hence, it is determined the case could have acquired his infection around his workplace.
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