I. According to the international epidemic monitoring data from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Ministry of Health and Welfare, there are ongoing cases of dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika virus infection in mosquito-borne disease endemic areas such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Central and South America and the Caribbean. The risk of epidemic in Taiwan remains high. Therefore, we request your school to implement the following epidemic prevention measures during the winter break:

(1) Please supervise the school to continue to implement environmental management of the buildings, open spaces, vacant rooms, and equipment facilities under its jurisdiction. Conduct regular weekly inspections. After rain, at hotspots where positive breeding sources have been found, and at construction sites on campus, please strengthen patrols and eliminate breeding sources of vector mosquitoes to prevent epidemics.

(2) Strengthen health management and health education for faculty, staff, and students who come to (return to) Taiwan:

1. Please keep track of the number of faculty, staff, and students who come to (return to) Taiwan from endemic areas, their names, and their health status. Pay special attention to the health care of foreign teachers and students, and remind them to self-monitor their health for 14 days after entering the country. If symptoms such as fever, headache, retro-orbital pain, muscle and joint pain, or rash appear, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible and actively inform the doctor of their travel history. If a confirmed case occurs, the school safety reporting procedures should be implemented to keep abreast of the latest epidemic developments on campus.

2. If faculty, staff, or students are infected with mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya, or Zika, they should be advised to minimize going out, wear light-colored long-sleeved clothing, use mosquito repellent, and hang mosquito nets when sleeping at night to prevent mosquito bites. They should practice self-health management to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes again, and cooperate with local health and environmental units in implementing various epidemic prevention measures to prevent the spread of epidemics on campus.

II. The campus is a place where local community residents engage in daily activities, and it is also a high-risk area for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever where crowds gather. Please continue to cooperate with health authorities in carrying out various prevention and control work to ensure the health and safety of faculty, staff, and students.

IV. For information related to mosquito-borne disease prevention, please visit the CDC's official website (http://www.cdc.gov.tw) or call the domestic toll-free epidemic prevention hotline 1922 (or 0800-001922) for inquiries.