Taiwan Orders More Vaccine after Rabies Outbreak

　　Authorities on Taiwan have ordered tens of thousands of doses of the rabies vaccine¹.

 

　　The move comes amid the first rabies outbreak on the island in more than 50 years.

 

　　Health officials have been struggling to contain the outbreak since July 17th after authorities first confirmed the disease in a ferret.

 

　　Since then, 17 more ferrets have been found carrying rabies.

 

　　So far no humans have been affected².

 

　　The new doses of the human vaccine are expected to arrive in Taipei tomorrow.

 

　　Currently health authorities on Taiwan only have 3-thousand doses in stock.

 

　　Lin Bin-zhe is with the Animal Protection and Health Inspection³ Office in New Taipei City.

 

　　"The reason we are giving vaccinations⁴ to pets in the area near the mountain is because they have a high chances of encountering wild animals. So, to protect these pets from wild animals, we start in this area first. Also shots are given near sea ports because we are worried about smuggled⁵ animals from overseas."

 

　　Health workers have also been vaccinating⁶ household pets to try to control the outbreak.

 

　　There are around 40-thousand animal vaccine doses available on Taiwan.

 

　　Another half-million are expected to arrive in just under 3-weeks.

 

　　Word of the rabies outbreak has many pet owners on Taiwan nervous.

 

　　"It's best not to go out right now, stay home and not taking chances. If we run into Asian rats, then we will have problem, because sometimes dogs would eat those dead animals."

 

　　"I am worried because my dog bites and sometimes could be aggressive."

 

　　Taiwan's last reported rabies case was in 1959.

 

　　Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in warm-blooded animals.

 

　　It can spread from one species to another, usually through bites. If untreated, it can be fatal.

1 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

6 vaccinating   

给…接种疫苗( vaccinate的现在分词 )； 注射疫苗，接种疫苗

参考例句：

• At first blush, vaccinating the wolves against rabies seems a simple solution. 乍一看来，为狼群注射防狂犬病疫苗是一种简单的办法。
• Also vaccinating children against misers (measles) has saved many lives. 还有，给儿童进行疫苗接种防止麻疹也挽救了许多生命。