Domestic Joint Expert Consultation Meeting on Animal and Human Rabies Prevention and Control successfully concluded; Several definitive conclusions reached and various recommendations made to serve as reference for developing government disease control policies

As 3 more rabies cases confirmed in ferret-badgers on August 13, 2013, CECC continues to reinforce vaccination of cats and dogs in mountainous areas

This year’s accumulative total number of imported chikungunya fever cases hits record high; Public urged to take precautions against mosquito bites while traveling abroad

As Taiwan CDC confirms one new case of entervirus 71 infection with severe complications, adults and children urged to wash hands properly and frequently and watch for prodromal signs of complications

As 4 more rabies cases confirmed in ferret-badgers on August 6, 2013, CECC to reinforce vaccination of cats and dogs in mountainous areas

Taiwan CDC announces this year’s second indigenous measles case; Unvaccinated teenagers, infants and children warned to stay alert

We-Check for our Brave Companions campaign launches anonymous HIV testing Aug 1, 2013

Several shigellosis cases confirmed in travelers returning from Cambodia; Taiwan CDC urges public to pay attention to food safety and personal hygiene while traveling to areas at risk for shigellosis to prevent infection

Beginning August 5, 2013, hospitals with rabies vaccine stockpile increased to 54

CECC establishes 4 lines of defense against rabies and continues to actively formulate various prevention efforts to ensure health and wellbeing of people in Taiwan