
今年全美通報逾5400起確診病例,創1991年以來新高,疫苗接種率下降被視為疫情失控主因。
美國今年麻疹確診數突破5400例,創1991年以來新高。據報導,泛美衛生組織(PAHO)已撤銷美國維持26年的麻疹清零地位。專家指出,疫苗接種率下滑是導致疫情失控與死亡病例出現的主要原因。
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美國於2000年獲得麻疹清零地位,過去30年疫情大致受控。要獲得此地位,必須至少12個月未出現麻疹持續傳播。
今年以來美國麻疹疫情升溫,官方統計全美已5400多起。華爾街日報13日引述消息人士說法,「泛美衛生組織」(PAHO)已撤銷美國維持了26年的麻疹清零國家地位(measles elimination status)地位。
這兩年美國接連爆發麻疹感染病例,德州、猶他州、南卡羅來納州和賓州都爆發大規模疫情。根據美國疾病管制暨預防中心(CDC)統計,到12日為止,今年就已通報5400多起確診病例,是美國自1991年以來最多;11月賓州、紐約州和威斯康辛州,已通報至少5人死於彼此無關的麻疹疫情。
美國在積極推動疫苗接種,和提供數百萬名兒童免費接種下,2000年成為麻疹清零國,過去30年間麻疹大致受到控制,每年僅紀錄到數十起病例。要獲得麻疹清零地位,必須至少12個月未出現麻疹持續傳播。
路透、華爾街日報報導,泛美衛生組織審查近期疫情,和美國疾病管制暨預防中心(CDC)有關各地疫情是否彼此有關、單一疫情是否持續逾1年的報告,判斷同一病毒株是否已在美國不間斷傳播至少12個月,以區分本土傳播或境外輸入。
華爾街日報指出,麻疹疫情升溫時值衛生部長小羅勃甘迺迪(Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)任內。他上任後,力圖減少學童接種疫苗劑次,宣揚早已被駁斥的說法,聲稱接種疫苗會導致自閉症,並且削減聯邦政府對一些疫苗研究的補助。向泛美衛生組織報告美國疫情的獨立委員會主席布魯爾(Noel Brewer)說,美國麻疹疫情失控,以及出現原可避免的死亡,「都是因為麻疹疫苗接種率太低」。
根據美國CDC數據,到今年6月為止的學年,全美幼兒園學童接種麻疹、腮腺炎及德國麻疹混合疫苗(MMR)比率為92.4%,低於6年前的95.2%。疫苗接種率降低造成全國部分地區,易爆發這種高傳染性疾病。要阻止麻疹擴散,需要至少95%人口接種疫苗,這也有助於保護嬰兒及無法接種疫苗的人。
泛美衛生組織尚未回應此事。該組織無法強制各國採取措施,但建議失去清零地位的國家,向該機構提出改善計畫,並加強接種及疫情監測。

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has officially revoked the measles elimination certification in the United States due to the continued spread of the measles virus in the United States for more than 12 months. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 5,000 confirmed cases have been recorded this year, mainly among unvaccinated people.

The 3rd China Respiratory Health Conference opened in Guangzhou. Zhong Nanshan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, released the "Top Ten Annual Progress in National Respiratory Health in 2025-2026", covering areas such as clinical research, new drug research and development, and public health prevention and control, emphasizing the coordinated development of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

The third Guangxi Medicinal Diet Competition Finals and the Medicinal and Food Homology Industry Development Conference opened in Nanning. The event attracted 391 contestants from China, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries to participate. It aimed to promote the cultural heritage of traditional Chinese medicine and the high-quality development of medicine and food industries through skills competitions and industrial exchanges.

The Taiwan Cancer Foundation held the 20th Top Ten Anti-Cancer Fighters Award Ceremony. The 23-year-old winner Wu Yi-hsuan suffered from pancreatic tumor when she was 13 years old. She went through major surgery and recurrence. Ten years later, she wrote a song about her illness and took to the stage. Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang attended the award ceremony and said that the New Cancer Drug Fund will invest another 6 billion yuan next year.
The 4th Rural Health Care Academic Exchange Conference was held in Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province on the 14th, focusing on the construction of healthy rural areas. About 200 guests attended. At the meeting, the unveiling ceremony of the Sunshine Youth Special Fund was held, and medicines and materials worth 1 million yuan were donated to Wuyuan County.

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