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  • Taiwan: A fatal neonatal case of enterovirus (Taipei CDC, July 30 2013)

    [Source: Taipei Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, full page in Chinese: (LINK). Automatic translation.]


    A fatal Neonatal enterovirus infection, calling for expectant mothers, maternity clinics and confinement centers should be vigilant (2013-07-30)


    Disease Control Department, July 16 announced one case of severe enterovirus type 30 case, unfortunately, passed away.

    The baby boy living in the north, in the fever four days after birth, decreased activity, cyanosis, sepsis, coagulation abnormalities and neonatal enterovirus infection with severe internal bleeding and other symptoms, despite more than one month's efforts to save condition still Not better, unfortunately, passed away on July 25.

    The department reminds mothers, maternity clinics and confinement center, is still in enterovirus epidemic, should pay attention to the health of themselves and their children, to implement properly wash their hands to prevent intestinal infection.

    The department's data show that so far this year mainly as Coxsackie enterovirus epidemic type A, while EV71 active low, Echovirus only detected in sporadic cases of mild, but still not be taken lightly. Year ended July 30, 2009, a cumulative total of seven cases of enterovirus infection with severe cases, including 3 cases of enterovirus 71, Coxsackie A6 type 3 cases, 1 case of 30 type Boiko, the council will continue to closely monitor the activities enterovirus type situation.

    In past cases of domestic neonatal intensive Coxsackie type B infections are more common, but also caused severe type ico 4,6,11 deaths; infected Echovirus who mostly mild symptoms can be cured naturally, neonatal infection may lead to myocarditis, hepatitis, encephalitis, decreased platelets, multiple organ failure, a serious life-threatening.

    Echovirus possible through natural processes or postnatal exposure to baby at birth, the council reminds mothers, prenatal to 14 days before and after childbirth, should pay attention to their children and other family health, if fever, upper respiratory tract infection, diarrhea, muscle pain and other symptoms rib, should inform the doctor and take appropriate isolation measures and neonatal; physicians should pay attention to newborn health, and to strengthen the baby room of infection control operations. Once again appeal to parents and children should develop good personal hygiene habits, implementation of the "wash their hands properly."

    If people enterovirus related questions, please to the Department WWW ( http://www.cdc.gov.tw ) or call the national toll-free hotline 1922 epidemic reporting and caring for contact.


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