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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Taiwan : MOFA urges Taiwanese tourists to keep alert over superbug

An article from Focus Taiwan :

" Taipei, Oct. 5 : The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday urged Taiwanese nationals visiting India to remain alert to the danger of being infected by drug-resistant bacteria carrying the NDM-1 gene.

The MOFA said Taiwanese citizens who are in India for business or pleasure should pay special attention to disease prevention if they need to be treated at a hospital in the South Asian country.

The MOFA warning came after Taiwan reported its first superbug case Monday -- a cameraman for cable TV news station TVBS who contracted the disease while being treated in an Indian hospital after being shot during a visit to New Delhi in September."

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