USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    China
    Home / China / HK Macao Taiwan

    Taiwan on high alert for rabies outbreak

    Xinhua | Updated: 2013-08-03 07:56

    TAIPEI - Taiwan is on high alert for rabies since the virus jumped from infected ferret-badgers to an Asian house shrew.

    Another case of rabies in a ferret-badger was found in Taichung City on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed rabies cases to 22 on the island, including one case of an infected Asian house shrew, the island's Epidemic Command Center for Rabies, which was set up on Thursday, said at a press conference on Friday.

    Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Taiwan had been rabies-free since 1959.

    The island's health authorities said the transmission of the rabies virus between members of the same species is common.

    However, when the virus spreads between different species, as in the case of its spread from infected ferret-badgers to an Asian house shrew, "that becomes something alarming, because it creates complications in curbing the disease," said Chen Bao-ji, a zoo technician as well as a commander of the center.

    So far, six counties and cities, including Nantou, Yunlin, Taitung, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, have reported rabies cases.

    Killing rats has become a focus in epidemic control measures since a rabid Asian house shrew was caught last week in a house in Taitung County.

    The county's environmental protection authority purchased 2,000 traps. That supply of traps has been depleted, and even hardware stores are currently out of stock.

    A hardware store owner noted that in the past, the public has been less responsive to the government's calls for killing rats, but exterminating rodents is currently a "campaign of all the people."

    The epidemic has aroused panic on the island. Some people have abandoned their pet cats and dogs, despite experts' assurances that their animals are safe from the epidemic as long as they have been vaccinated against rabies.

    Meanwhile, Taichung Mayor Jason Hu called on citizens to put off adopting stray cats and dogs without a quarantine certificate.

    To engage the public in the epidemic control work, Gukung Township of Yunlin County carried out a "catch a stray cat or dog, get a pack of rice" campaign, offering 2.5-kg packs of rice to citizens that catch a stray cat or dog.

    In Pingtung County, unvaccinated pets have not been allowed aboard a commuter ferry from Donggang to Liu-Chiu Township since Thursday.

    Although no cases of rabies have been reported in Taipei, the city government still set up an Epidemic Response Center and the Taipei Zoo has enhanced its control measures, including increased inspections to keep pets and wild animals from entering the zoo.

    The Epidemic Command Center for Rabies held its second meeting on Friday to tell the public not to panic, as the rabies virus is mainly transmitted through being bitten or scratched by an infected animal. The disease can still be treated after a bite or scratch, as long as a vaccination is administered in time.

    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
     
    五月丁香啪啪中文字幕| 人妻丰满熟妇av无码区不卡| 无码aⅴ精品一区二区三区浪潮| 欧美激情中文字幕综合一区| 在线看无码的免费网站| 永久免费av无码入口国语片| 亚洲AV中文无码乱人伦下载| 91无码人妻精品一区二区三区L| 自拍偷在线精品自拍偷无码专区| 中文字幕一区二区人妻性色| 99久久无码一区人妻a黑| 无码人妻精品中文字幕免费 | 国产精品无码国模私拍视频| 亚洲AV永久无码区成人网站| 精品久久久久中文字| 色婷婷综合久久久久中文| 亚洲无码黄色网址| 亚洲?V无码成人精品区日韩 | 国产AV无码专区亚汌A√| 亚洲av无码一区二区三区在线播放 | 色综合久久精品中文字幕首页| 性无码专区| 麻豆国产原创中文AV网站| 久久影院午夜理论片无码| 国产精品一级毛片无码视频| 少妇无码一区二区三区| 无码内射中文字幕岛国片| 亚洲AV无码一区二区二三区入口| 中文字幕乱码人妻无码久久| 亚洲精品无码AV人在线播放| 亚洲AV无码专区国产乱码电影| 亚洲AV无码一区二区二三区入口 | 国产成人无码久久久精品一| 日韩AV无码久久一区二区| 久久久久久国产精品免费无码| 少妇人妻无码精品视频app| 久久无码人妻一区二区三区 | 人妻无码久久精品| 天天爽亚洲中文字幕| 超清中文乱码字幕在线观看| 中文字幕你懂得|