Taiwan reports first local infection of H7 influenza
Taiwan reports first local infection of H7 influenza
2026-04-02
Taiwan has reported its first case of H7 influenza. The Centers for Disease Control held an emergency press conference on the matter on Thursday afternoon. CDC Head Philip Lo said that the infection was a sporadic case of avian-to-human transmission. The patient is a man in his 70s living in Central Taiwan. A total of 33 contacts have been tracked down and are being monitored. Six relatives of the patient have been tested and they all showed a negative. Let’s hear from Lo.
Philip Lo
CDC Head
The patient is a man in his 70s who resides in Central Taiwan and works in the poultry industry. He developed flu-like symptoms in late March, and was later hospitalized with pneumonia. Doctors initially suspected he had contracted influenza A. He was tested, and was later confirmed as the first domestic case of H7 influenza. His condition has improved with treating and will be released from isolation after a PCR test yields a negative. His relatives have all tested negative so far, and a total of 33 contacts have been identified and are being monitored. We’re considering his case a sporadic isolated incident, and the epidemic risk remains under control. Based on limited evidence from genetic testing, there is no indication of mutations that would enhance the transmission of the virus from poultry to humans. That indicates that it remains as a typical avian-origin virus, which poses no greater risk.
The epidemic investigation found no further transmission of the disease. Experts have also ruled out any relation to the H7N9 outbreaks that swept China from 2013 to 2018. The case is also unrelated to any previous imported H7N9 cases in Taiwan. Agriculture and health authorities are investigating the possible source of infection, including poultry farms and wild birds.
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本土首例"H7流感"個案 疾管署研判為偶發禽傳人
2026-04-02
國內出現首例H7流感個案！疾管署週四下午緊急舉行記者會，署長羅一鈞表示，此案為偶發禽傳人事件，目前掌握相關接觸者共33人進行健康監測追蹤，其中針對6位家人採檢送驗，檢驗結果皆為陰性。
[[疾管署長 羅一鈞]]
“個案是一個住在中部，70多歲的一位男性長者，本身是從事養禽業，他在3月下旬有出現一些類流感症狀之後，因為肺炎去住院，在醫院當中被懷疑是A流之後，有進一步來送驗，確診是我們國內本土首例的H7流感。已經在治療後好轉，目前在等待PCR再度陰性之後，就可以解除隔離。他家人的部分目前追蹤檢驗都是陰性，另外還有在匡列總共加上家人有33位接觸者，目前都會持續的追蹤。評估整個這個事件來講，是一個偶發的事件單一的事件，處於一個疫情風險可控的狀況。目前從有限的基因檢測看起來，是沒有增強這個禽傳人的相關突變，表示說還是一個一般的禽原性病毒，風險並沒有提高。”
該個案經調查沒有擴大傳染跡象，經研判與2013到2018中國H7N9疫情，以及當時台灣境外移入H7N9無關，農政與衛生單位也已合作，針對禽場及野鳥等可能感染源展開調查，進行後續防治工作。
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