2017~2023年基隆港區鼠類監測專案管理強化措施執行成效

Effectiveness of the Rodent Control Project Management in Keelung Port, 2017–2023

鼠類為傳染病重要病媒，可透過交通工具如船舶於各國之間移動，鼠類監測與防治為國際港埠衛生首要工作。基隆港為我國重要國際港口，亦是國內第一大郵輪港，依過去文獻，基隆港2004–2013年間鼠類媒介流行病學調查漢他病毒陽性率高達29.0%，為全國之冠。
2014年起衛生福利部疾病管制署將鼠類漢他病毒血清抗體監測列為國際港埠例行作業，2017年並增訂專案管理機制以增加防治強度。2017–2023年間，基隆港鼠隻漢他病毒陽性率仍維持在20%左右，因應捕獲漢他陽性鼠隻啟動專案管理共計13次，期間藉由港埠管理單位制訂「基隆港港區環境清潔及滅鼠計畫」及持續精進防鼠作為，衛生福利部疾病管制署2023年監測結果可發現港區捕鼠數大幅下降，顯示計畫執行確有成效，並減少港區工作人員暴露鼠媒傳染病風險，也驗證港區環境衛生及防鼠措施非僅仰賴管理單位或衛生單位即可完成，需將鼠類防治內化為港區內工作人員共同責任，才是根本解決之道。

Rodents are important vectors of infectious diseases and can be transported across countries by transportation such as ships, making rodent surveillance and control a priority for international port hygiene. Keelung Port is an important international port and the largest cruise port in Taiwan. A rodent vector epidemiologic survey conducted in Keelung Port from 2004 to 2013 showed a hantavirus positivity rate as high as 29.0%, the highest in Taiwan.
Since 2014, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) has made the surveillance of rodent hantavirus serum antibodies a routine operation in international ports, and the project management mechanism was added to intensify prevention and control efforts in 2017. During 2017–2023, the rodent hantavirus positivity rate remained at about 20% in Keelung Port, and project management was initiated 13 times because of the capture of hantavirus-positive rodents.
During this period, Keelung Port authority set up the ''Keelung Port Environmental Cleaning and Rodent Control Plan'' and enhanced control measures. In 2023, TCDC's surveillance results showed that the number of rodents trapped decreased significantly, indicating that the plan had been effective in reducing the exposure risk of workers in the port. This also proved that port maintenance and vector control measures cannot be accomplished by the port or health authority alone. All members in the port have a responsibility in rodent control.