The complete eradication of bubonic plague, smallpox, rabies, and malaria, previously rampant in the Taiwan area was announced in 1947, 1954, 1956, and 1965 respectively. Although hepatitis B and tuberculosis have not yet been wiped out, they have been severely restricted by widespread preventive measures.
過去，台灣地區曾有鼠疫、天花、狂犬病、瘧疾等肆虐，而已分別於民國卅六、四十三、四十七、五十四年宣佈撲滅；B 型肝炎、肺結核等雖未滅絕，但已因普遍接種疫苗而受到嚴密控制。