Taiwan: 2012 HFMD cases

[Shiloh]

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Taipei reports five enterovirus 71 cases this year
2012/03/19 18:09:53


Taipei, March 19 (CNA) Taipei city health authorities warned Monday of a rising trend of enterovirus (EV) infection, and the likelihood that the virus, a common cause of hand, foot and mouth disease among children, will also attack teenagers.

Lin Kuo-ning, deputy chief of the city Department of Health's disease control division, said there have been five cases of enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection reported so far this year, involving one high school student and two junior high school students...

...The cases suggest a rising trend in the age of patients susceptible to EV, Lin said.

According to city health department statistics, as of March 10 this year, district hospitals in the city had reported a total of 1,182 cases of EV infection, 2.8 times the 417 cases the hospitals reported in the same period of last year.

Meanwhile, schools around Taipei reported a total of 1,384 EV cases from Jan. 1 to March 10, some 3.93 times the 352 cases recorded in the same period of last year.

The accumulated number of school classes forced to be suspended due to cluster infections reached 113 classes between Jan. 1 and March 10, that is 3.22 times the 35 classes reported in the same period of 2011, the statistics show...

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Taiwan: 2012 HFMD cases

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Updated Wednesday, March 28, 2012 0:01 am TWN, CNA
CDC urges caution ahead of enterovirus season

TAIPEI -- The number of enterovirus cases is likely to increase as the weather turns warmer, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday, urging the public to be vigilant.

The number of cases of infected patients developing severe complications from the enterovirus 71 (EV-71) strain has already reached 20 this year, higher than the number of cases for the same period last year, CDC Deputy Director-General Chou Jih haw said. No cases of EV-71 infections were reported from January to March 26 last year, while the number of reported cases during the same period in 2009 and 2010 stood at 10 and three, respectively, Chinese Television System quoted CDC official Chuang Jen-hsiang as saying...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Updated Wednesday, May 9, 2012 0:05 am TWN, The China Post

Four more severe enterovirus cases reported last week: DOH

By Grace Soong--The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday confirmed four new severe cases of enterovirus 71 (腸病毒71型) infections across Taiwan, bringing to 34 the total number of severe cases reported this year. Meanwhile, a total of 863 children have reported to hospitals across Taiwan after displaying symptoms similar to those of the virus.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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Taiwan reports first enterovirus death this year
2012/06/22 16:50:44

By Nancy Li

Taipei, June 22 (CNA) A five-month old boy in Tainan, southern Taiwan, died of enterovirus this week, making him the first in the country to succumb to the contagious disease this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday.

The boy was treated for enterovirus after being admitted to a hospital June 11, but his condition quickly deteriorated and he died June 21, according to a press statement released by the CDC.

Lab results showed that the infant died of enterovirus 71 -- a virulent form of the disease. However, no-one else in his family was infected, the statement said.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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CDC reports six new enterovirus cases
2012/07/17 15:59:37



Taipei, July 17 (CNA) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported six new cases of severe enterovirus in Taiwan on Tuesday, adding that the annual peak period for infection has not ended.

Five of the six patients, all children under the age of four, have been treated and discharged from hospital, the CDC said.

The sixth one, an 11-month-old boy from central Taiwan, is still in hospital, the CDC added.
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As of July 16, the number of serious enterovirus cases this year had reached 102, with one death recorded, the CDC said.
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(By Chen Ching-fang and Kendra Lin)
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[Ronan Kelly]

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CDC reports six new cases of severe enterovirus
2012/08/14 16:04:34



Taipei, Aug. 14 (CNA) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported six new cases of severe enterovirus in Taiwan on Tuesday, urging parents and caretakers to pay attention to symptoms that may indicate an infection.

The patients, children between one month and 10 years old, were all treated and discharged from hospital, said CDC Deputy Director-General Chou Jih-haw at a routine press briefing.
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As of Aug. 13, the number of serious enterovirus cases in Taiwan this year had reached 130, with 127 being caused by enterovirus 71, a virulent form of the virus. Two enterovirus deaths have been recorded, according to the CDC.

(By Nancy Liu)
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