Although the impact of bird flu in Taiwan has so far been much less severe than elsewhere, the presence of the more virulent virus strain in so many nearby countries, rampant smuggling of poultry across the Taiwan Strait and the movement of large numbers of wild birds in and out of the island on their winter migrations mean that Taiwan remains under threat.
雖然台灣疫情輕微，但因為強病毒環伺四周、兩岸禽畜走私情形嚴重，冬天又是候鳥南來北往的季節，台灣還是有可能遭受波及。