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A 79-year-old woman in Meishan Township in Chiayi County is receiving rabies post-exposure prophylaxis after being bitten by a ferret-badger which later tested positive for rabies virus.
Rabies virus among the ferret-badger population in Taiwan re-emerged in 2013, and rabies has now been reported in ferret-badgers in 72 townships in 9 counties and cities of Taiwan.
(Via Focus Taiwan - accessed 02/11/15)
Travellers should be aware that Taiwan is no longer considered a 'no risk' country for rabies but now a 'low risk'. Animal contact should be avoided and any bites sustained, should be reported for medical assessment. Pre-exposure rabies vaccine should be considered for particular risk groups based on an individual risk assessment.
