4th case of Japanese encephalitis in Taiwan this year confirmed

A woman from the southern Taiwan county of Pingtung, has been confirmed as having contracted Japanese encephalitis, making her the fourth person to be infected with the mosquito-borne disease in Taiwan this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Monday.

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