
非洲伊波拉疫情持續延燒,肯亞與奈及利亞皆出現首起「邦迪布焦伊波拉病毒(BVD)」感染個案。疾管署副署長林明誠表示,經評估對我國整體威脅風險仍低,暫不調升兩國旅遊疫情建議等級。
非洲肯亞與奈及利亞出現首起邦迪布焦伊波拉病毒(BVD)感染個案。台灣疾管署副署長林明誠表示,經評估該疫情對我國整體威脅風險仍低,暫不調升兩國國際旅遊疫情建議等級,將持續密切監測。
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非洲伊波拉疫情持續延燒,肯亞與奈及利亞皆出現首起邦迪布焦伊波拉病毒(BVD)感染個案。
疾管署副署長林明誠說明,經評估肯亞、奈及利亞疫情情況,這波疫情對我國整體威脅風險仍低,疾管署暫不調升該兩國之國際旅遊疫情建議等級。(資料照)
〔記者林志怡/台北報導〕非洲伊波拉疫情持續延燒,肯亞、奈及利亞兩國都出現首起「邦迪布焦伊波拉病毒(BVD)」感染,且肯亞陸續有境外移入的個案接觸者發病。疾管署副署長林明誠說,經評估前述2國疫情對我國整體威脅仍低,疾管署暫未發布旅遊警示。
一名近期有烏干達旅遊史的奈及利亞女性,今年10月3日抵達奈及利亞後,於10月7日發病,10月11日至首都阿布加一間私人醫療機構就醫,並於10月20日經實驗室檢驗確認感染BVD,目前隔離治療中,為該國首起境外移入個案。
此外,肯亞在10月6日公布首例境外移入病例,個案曾接觸的近親、醫療照護人員及清潔人員中,陸續有8人在隔離檢疫期間發病,目前尚無證據顯示疫情擴散至已知接觸者以外社區。
林明誠說,經評估肯亞、奈及利亞疫情情況,這波疫情對我國整體威脅風險仍低,疾管署暫不調升該兩國之國際旅遊疫情建議等級,維持未發布國際旅遊疫情建議等級,剛果民主共和國旅遊警示則維持「第三級警告(Warning)」,呼籲國人應避免前往當地所有非必要旅遊。
不過,疾管署強調,考量國際旅遊往來頻繁及交通便利,仍無法完全排除境外移入病例之可能性,將持續密切監測世界衛生組織(WHO)及各國疫情發展與相關風險評估,並視國際疫情變化,滾動調整防疫措施及國際旅遊疫情建議,以維護國人健康安全。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
疾管署將視國際疫情變化,滾動調整防疫措施及國際旅遊疫情建議
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