As dengue outbreak in Pingtung County remains ongoing, Taiwan CDC urges public to clean up vector-breeding sites and take precautions against mosquitoes

Taiwan CDC confirms new Japanese encephalitis case in southern Taiwan and urges public to protect themselves from mosquito bites and receive appropriate vaccination timely

As Taiwan’s second tick bite case identified in a woman, Taiwan CDC urges public to take precautions against bug bites when visiting wooded, brushy and grassy areas

Taiwan CDC urges public to thoroughly clean up vector-breeding sites and advises physicians to stay vigilant as geographic clusters of dengue cases occur in Xinyuan Township and Chunri Township, Pingtung County

Taiwan CDC urges public to thoroughly clean up vector-breeding sites and advises physicians to stay vigilant as geographic clusters of dengue cases occur in Xinyuan Township and Chunri Township, Pingtung County

As enterovirus activity peaks, Taiwan CDC urges public to stay vigilant

Following WHO’s decision to rename novel coronavirus, Taiwan CDC now refers to novel coronavirus as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and revises case definition for reporting MERS

As one new human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus confirmed in China, CECC revises case definition for human infection with influenza A (H7N9) and updates travel notice to be implemented beginning June 1, 2013 accordingly

Department of Health looking to subsidize research teams for H7N9 vaccine development

“Score with ‘healthy’ chicken” campaign urges public to forego on-sight slaughtered chickens as myths surrounding benefits of freshly-slaughtered chickens grow