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According to BFM, “acute viral hepatitis” is a deportable disease.
[forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopic.ph … tis#141978](Chocolate in Trouble
There are different tests to document acute, chronic, and inactive (carrier) HBV infection. Does anyone know which hepatitis tests are done in the health check? I found the health check requirements for foreign journalists (?!?) here: gio.gov.tw/info/foreign_e/govserv7.htm
Looks like they check for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). Do you know your HBsAg status? Even in inactive HBsAg-positive carriers, HBsAg occasionally clears. If you haven’t had it checked lately, talk to you doctor.
And here’s an interesting article from the Taipei Times:
“Hepatitis carriers defended
In an effort to protect hepatitis B carriers’ right to work, Taipei City’s Bureau of Health will fine the Civil Aeronautics Administration if the agency fails to lift a measure that prohibits the hiring of hepatitis B virus carriers…According to Article 12 of the Communicable Disease Prevention Law (傳染病 防治法), the bureau can fine the administration up to NT$150,000 if it fails to cancel the regulation within 15 days. .”
Go here for the remained of this brief article: taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ … 2003205089
I wonder if that will apply to health checks for foreigners as well?