CDC confirms the year’s first local measles caseBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNATaiwan’s first domestic measles case of the year has been confirmed and more than 500 contacts are being monitored until March 17, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday. Measles outbreaks continue globally, with India, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam reporting cases since last year, the CDC said. Japan has reported 43 measles cases so far this year, the highest figure over same period in nearly seven years, with the most cases reported in Tokyo and Osaka, it said. He visited two different hospitals on Monday, Thursday and Friday last week, and was diagnosed with dengue fever on the third visit, he said. There had been 19 cases of dengue fever as of Wednesday, lower than the same period in 2024 and last year, the CDC said.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2026 17:17 UTC