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自由时报6/2/2026Health3 min readChina

Taiwan reports measles cluster linked to foreign traveler

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  • Taiwan reported a measles cluster involving two confirmed cases, stemming from a foreign traveler who contracted the virus during her visit.
  • The traveler infected her male friend, leading to a local outbreak.
  • Health authorities are monitoring 491 contacts.

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Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced a new local measles cluster triggered by an imported case. A foreign woman visiting Taiwan contracted measles and subsequently infected her male friend, resulting in two confirmed cases. The CDC is actively monitoring 491 contacts.

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2026/06/02 14:53

疾管署公布新增麻疹境外移入引發本土群聚事件,累計2人確診。(記者侯家瑜攝)

〔記者侯家瑜/台北報導〕國內新增1起麻疹境外移入引發本土群聚事件,一名30多歲外籍女性來台旅遊期間感染麻疹,並傳染給同住的20多歲男性友人。此次群聚事件共2人確診,疾管署目前已匡列491名相關接觸者進行健康監測,預計追蹤至6月16日。

防疫醫師林詠青指出,指標個案為1名30多歲外國籍女性,5月中旬來台旅遊,入境第3天開始陸續出現發燒、咳嗽、流鼻水、喉嚨痛及紅疹等症狀。個案起初自行服藥,但症狀未改善,於發病第4天前往急診就醫,經醫師警覺通報採檢後確診麻疹,因其病情輕微,無需住院治療,返住處隔離後已完成可傳染期,目前解除隔離。

第2例則為北部20多歲本國籍男性,為案1在台期間的同住接觸者。由於案1確診後即被衛生局列為接觸者進行健康監測,因此當他於5月下旬陸續出現咳嗽、頭痛、發燒及紅疹時,立即由衛生局安排就醫及通報採檢,最終確診感染麻疹,研判屬本土病例。

林詠青提醒,麻疹是傳染力極強的疾病,可透過空氣傳播,且患者在出現紅疹前後即具有傳染力。約有5%至10%的患者可能出現併發症,包括中耳炎、肺炎及腦炎等,嬰幼兒、免疫功能低下者、癌症病人及成人感染後,病情往往較嚴重,嚴重時甚至可能致命。

疾管署疫情中心主任郭宏偉指出,今年截至目前為止,國內累計11例麻疹確定病例,年齡介於未滿1歲至50多歲,其中3例為國內感染、8例為境外移入。境外感染來源國包括越南、馬來西亞、美國、印度、印尼、吉爾吉斯、日本及泰國,各有1例。

全球麻疹疫情仍持續升溫,日本今年已累計511例麻疹病例,遠高於去年全年的265例,病例主要集中於東京都、神奈川縣及埼玉縣。孟加拉自今年3月爆發疫情以來,已累計逾7萬例病例、585人死亡;東南亞地區包括越南、印尼及泰國等國,也持續出現疫情並向其他國家輸出病例。

Open Questions

  • What is the vaccination status of the infected individuals?
  • What specific travel history does the foreign traveler have within Taiwan?
  • What measures are being taken to prevent further spread beyond the current cluster?
  • What is the current global status of measles outbreaks in the countries mentioned as sources of imported cases?

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