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Third case of atypical pneumonia confirmedWHO sending officials to Taiwan to help investigate
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2003-03-16 / Taiwan News,

Staff Reporter / By Jessie HoThe

Department of Health confirmed yesterday the existence of a third case of atypical pneumonia in Taiwan, saying that the World Health Organization was sending officials to Taiwan to help investigate this mysterious form of pneumonia that has hit parts of Asia and killed at least eight.

"Currently, there is no cure for this unheard-of type of pneumonia," said Chen Tzai-chin (³¯¦A®Ê), Director of the Center for Disease Control under the DOH at a press conference. "We have given warnings of the disease to Taiwanese businesspeople in China through various media channels."
The third case diagnosed was a 64 year-old female who traveled to Guangdong Province of China last month and returned to Taiwan via Hong Kong. The patient is being treated at Ilan Hospital.

The third case, the DOH said, as well as the Taiwanese couple confirmed as the first two cases infected with atypical pneumonia on Friday, would be tested to see if there are any links to the fatal disease that hit Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.