Japanese man confirmed with measles after taking Starlux back to Nagoya, CDC traces 54 contacts
A Japanese man in his 30s was diagnosed with measles after returning to Nagoya on a Starlux flight from Taipei. The Taiwan CDC has traced 54 contacts for health monitoring until May 5.
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(Central News Agency, reporter Shen Pei-chi, Taipei, 24th) A Japanese man was confirmed to have measles after taking a Starlux Airlines flight back to Nagoya, Japan. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) explained today that they have traced a total of 54 contacts, including flight crew and passengers on the same flight. Among them, 21 Taiwanese passengers who returned to Taiwan are spread across 11 cities and counties, and comprehensive health management monitoring has been implemented until May 5.
CDC Spokesperson Tseng Shu-hui told the media today that the case is a Japanese male in his 30s who took a Starlux Airlines flight from Taipei back to Nagoya on April 17. The CDC launched an investigation immediately after receiving an active report from Starlux regarding the news from the Japanese side.
The CDC has currently traced a total of 54 contacts, including 15 flight crew members and 39 passengers seated in the five rows around the case. Tseng Shu-hui pointed out that the passenger contacts include 34 Taiwanese nationals and 5 foreign nationals (all Japanese). According to immigration data, 21 of the 34 Taiwanese passengers have returned to Taiwan, while the other 13 have not yet entered or may have transferred to other countries.
Tseng Shu-hui explained that although airline crew members are vaccinated against measles, it does not guarantee 100% immunity. Therefore, crew members are required to undergo immediate self-health management for 18 days and cooperate with health monitoring. So far, none of the crew members have shown suspected symptoms, and they will be monitored until May 5.
Regarding the domestic contacts who have already entered the country, Tseng Shu-hui stated that the CDC has forwarded the information to the health bureaus of 11 cities and counties, including Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Nantou, Changhua, Yunlin, and Kaohsiung. Local governments will conduct tracing and health education, with health monitoring also lasting until May 5.
Tseng Shu-hui said that the CDC had already written to the Japanese contact window on April 22 in accordance with the International Health Regulations (IHR) to request their assistance, providing the measles case's data and travel history in Taiwan. The Japanese side replied that they have received it and will collect the data to reply. (Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150424
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(Central News Agency, reporter Shen Pei-chi, Taipei, 24th) A Japanese man was confirmed to have measles after taking a Starlux Airlines flight back to Nagoya, Japan. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) explained today that they have traced a total of 54 contacts, including flight crew and passengers on the same flight. Among them, 21 Taiwanese passengers who returned to Taiwan are spread across 11 cities and counties, and comprehensive health management monitoring has been implemented until May 5.
CDC Spokesperson Tseng Shu-hui told the media today that the case is a Japanese male in his 30s who took a Starlux Airlines flight from Taipei back to Nagoya on April 17. The CDC launched an investigation immediately after receiving an active report from Starlux regarding the news from the Japanese side.
The CDC has currently traced a total of 54 contacts, including 15 flight crew members and 39 passengers seated in the five rows around the case. Tseng Shu-hui pointed out that the passenger contacts include 34 Taiwanese nationals and 5 foreign nationals (all Japanese). According to immigration data, 21 of the 34 Taiwanese passengers have returned to Taiwan, while the other 13 have not yet entered or may have transferred to other countries.
Tseng Shu-hui explained that although airline crew members are vaccinated against measles, it does not guarantee 100% immunity. Therefore, crew members are required to undergo immediate self-health management for 18 days and cooperate with health monitoring. So far, none of the crew members have shown suspected symptoms, and they will be monitored until May 5.
Regarding the domestic contacts who have already entered the country, Tseng Shu-hui stated that the CDC has forwarded the information to the health bureaus of 11 cities and counties, including Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Nantou, Changhua, Yunlin, and Kaohsiung. Local governments will conduct tracing and health education, with health monitoring also lasting until May 5.
Tseng Shu-hui said that the CDC had already written to the Japanese contact window on April 22 in accordance with the International Health Regulations (IHR) to request their assistance, providing the measles case's data and travel history in Taiwan. The Japanese side replied that they have received it and will collect the data to reply. (Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150424
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