Taiwan: 2023 Dengue

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Taiwan reports first severe cases of dengue fever in 3 years
07/04/2023 09:34 PM

Taipei, July 4 (CNA) Severe cases of dengue fever have been reported for the first time in three years in Taiwan, after the first domestic case was reported in mid-June, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in its weekly meeting Tuesday.

According to CDC physician Lin Yung-ching (林詠青), four of the 101 domestic cases reported across the country between June 27 and July 3 have been classed as severe, all in people living in Tainan, where the majority of cases have been detected.​..

 

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Taiwan steps up mosquito control amid dengue outbreak
07/14/2023 12:22 PM

Taipei, July 14 (CNA) The central and local governments have stepped up mosquito control efforts as southern Taiwan is experiencing a major dengue outbreak.

Tainan, the worst-affected city, recorded 12 locally-transmitted dengue cases as of Thursday, bringing the total in the city to 311 so far this year, the city's Public Health Bureau said in a statement that day.​..

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Source: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/07/19/2003803407


Wed, Jul 19, 2023 page2
Dengue case total hits 10-year high, CDC says
SOME GOOD NEWS: The weekly number of flu-like cases has declined for three straight weeks, while the number of new COVID-19 cases had dropped for four weeks
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

A total of 425 locally acquired dengue cases have been reported so far this year, the highest number for the period in a decade, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, while also warning that although weekly flu cases are dropping slightly, they are still more than in the past three years.

CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Lee Chia-lin (李佳琳) said the local infection risk of dengue fever is continuing to increase, and as many confirmed cases involve older people and dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV-1) and serotype 2 (DENV-2) have been detected, people who have been infected should be alert for signs of severe complications like hemorrhaging.

Lee said that 127 local cases of dengue fever were reported last week: 95 in Tainan, 23 in Yunlin County, seven in Kaohsiung and two in Taichung.​..

 

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Fri, Jul 28, 2023 page2
Tainan dengue outbreak set to worsen: mayor
CHALLENGING: Typhoon Doksuri would likely drive mosquitoes into residential buildings, heightening infection risks throughout the city, Huang Wei-che said
By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA

Typhoon Doksuri might cause Tainan’s dengue fever outbreak to worsen in the coming days, Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) said on Wednesday, as the total number of confirmed cases rose to 587.

Rainfall from the typhoon would complicate the municipality’s efforts to stop the spread of dengue fever by flooding the basements of old housing projects, unoccupied structures, vacant lots and construction zones, he told a meeting at the city’s epidemic command center.

“The city’s challenges will begin only after the storm,” the Tainan Public Health Bureau quoted the mayor as saying in a statement.​..

 

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​Dengue fever: the virus is spreading, another serious case


15-08-2023 Editor​​

The dengue epidemic continues to rise, with 11 counties and cities currently experiencing local cases and the number of cases nationwide exceeding 1,500 hitting a ten-year high. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has once again called for stronger prevention and control measures against mosquito vectors.

1,310 dengue cases were reported in Tainan, accounting for more than 80% of the total, followed by 175 cases in Yunlin and 58 cases in Kaohsiung; in addition, with the summer holidays, around 100 cases contracted abroad have been recorded this year, including 28 in Thailand.

CDC epidemiologist Lin Yung-Ching (林詠青) reported a new serious case today. She is an 80-year-old from Yunlin who suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic illnesses. She started feeling dizzy in early August, and after being admitted to hospital her falling platelet count prompted the doctor to test her for dengue fever. She also suffers from pneumonia and was transferred to the intensive care unit.

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Taiwan reports 2nd dengue fever death as local case number hits 2,000
08/22/2023 08:55 PM

Taipei, Aug. 22 (CNA) Taiwan has reported its second dengue fever death of 2023, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday, as the number of local cases to date passed 2,000.

According to the CDC, a woman in her 80s from Yunlin County died on Aug. 15 after being hospitalized on Aug. 9 with dengue fever-related symptoms, marking her the second fatality in Taiwan's worst domestic outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease since 2015.

As of Aug. 21, the country had recorded 2,135 domestic cases this year, second only to 2015, when 2,554 cases were recorded in the same period, the CDC said.

In the week Aug. 15-21, Taiwan saw 556 new dengue fever cases in 10 administrative areas, mostly from southern parts of the country, according to health officials.

Tainan topped the list with 471 cases during the period, followed by Yunlin County (61) and Kaohsiung (17), the CDC said, adding that New Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu County also reported their first cases of the year.​..

 

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Wed, Aug 23, 2023 page2
Taipei confirms second dengue case
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Taipei on Wednesday announced its second domestic case of dengue fever this year in a man from Wenshan District (文山).

The man in his 60s had no history of traveling abroad or to central or southern Taiwan, where the outbreak is more severe, the Taipei Department of Health said in a statement, adding that it is continuing to investigate the source.

He developed a fever on Aug. 13 and from Saturday began experiencing chest tightness, vomiting and joint pain, the department said.​..

 

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Taiwan reports over 1,300 local dengue fever cases weekly, 3 deaths
09/05/2023 05:47 PM

Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) Taiwan's Center for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday released a statement reporting that local cases of dengue fever surged by 1,311 from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, while there were three additional deaths, doubling the number of fatalities this year.

During the week the total number of local dengue fever cases rose to 4,338, of which Tainan has recorded 3,788 cases (87.3 percent), Yunlin County 302 and Kaohsiung 157.

Local cases were also recorded in Pingtung, Taoyuan, New Taipei, Taipei, Chiayi County and City, Taichung, Hsinchu County and City, Changhua, Nantou and Miaoli, which make up half of the municipalities in the country, CDC said.

According to the CDC, all three deaths were males aged 60-90 with underlying chronic illness who died within a week of being hospitalized.

In the same period, the CDC reported eight more severe cases, bringing the total number to 19 this year, with 10 in Yunlin County and the rest from Tainan City.​..

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Tainan reports over 200 dengue fever cases in single day
Taiwan's total dengue cases surpassed 5,400 over weekend as Tainan officials rush to stop further outbreaks
By Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2023/09/10 20:26

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Dengue fever cases are continuing to spike at an alarming rate, especially in Tainan, where 200 cases were reported in a single day on Sunday (Sept. 10).

Mosquitoes are breeding in damp, flooded basements in old buildings and gutters that filled with silt and debris during recent heavy rains, according to officials. Including Tainan’s report of 206 new cases, Taiwan’s total number of dengue fever cases for the year is 5,462, reported UDN.

Among the patients who were confirmed with dengue fever on Sunday, the youngest was four years old, while the oldest was 94 years old, per UDN.​..

 

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CDC reports over 2,100 dengue fever cases last week, mostly in Tainan
09/12/2023 05:07 PM

Taipei, Sept. 12 (CNA) Taiwan recorded an annual high of over 2,100 new cases of dengue fever last week, over 90 percent of which occurred in Tainan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.

In a press release, the CDC said it recorded 2,127 cases of the mosquito-borne illness nationwide from Sept. 5-11, a rise of more than 800 cases compared to a week earlier.

Regionally, Tainan City in southern Taiwan accounted for 1,971 of the cases, or 92 percent of the total, followed by Kaohsiung with 86, Yunlin with 38, and nine other cities and counties that recorded case numbers in the single digits.

During the seven-day period, eight people developed serious symptoms, while three people -- all males with underlying health conditions who ranged in age from in their 40s to their 70s, died, the CDC said.​..


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Anti-dengue fever efforts stepped up as Tainan reports 1,849 cases in a week
09/19/2023 07:44 PM

Taipei/Tainan, Sept. 19 (CNA) Taiwan reported 2,016 new domestic dengue fever cases in the week ending Sept. 18, with Tainan accounting for 1,849 cases, as the central and local government stepped up anti-dengue efforts in the city, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.

The number of new weekly cases of the mosquito-borne illness nationwide from Sept. 12 to Sept. 18 was largely flat compared with the previous week, according to the CDC...

 

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Dengue outbreak claims 15 lives in Taiwan
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2023-09-26 22:36:30

TAIPEI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- As of Monday, Taiwan had reported more than 10,000 indigenous cases of dengue fever and a death toll of 15 since the beginning of this year, the island's disease-control agency said Tuesday.

Half of the cities and counties in Taiwan have reported dengue cases and the total number of the cases is the second highest of the same period of a year in the past decade, the agency said in a press release.

More than 37 percent of the dengue patients are aged above 60, while the youngest is less than 10 and the oldest is above 90, the statement said.​..

 

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Weekly dengue fever cases top 2,500, mainly in Tainan
10/03/2023 04:47 PM

Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) Taiwan recorded an annual high of over 2,500 new cases of dengue fever last week, with the vast majority again occurring in Tainan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.

In a press release, the CDC said it recorded 2,542 cases of the mosquito-borne illness nationwide from Sept. 26-Oct. 2, an increase of more than 500 cases compared to a week earlier.

Regionally, Tainan City in southern Taiwan accounted for 2,309 of the cases, or 91 percent of the total, followed by Kaohsiung with 145, Yunlin 31, Pingtung 18, Chiayi County 17, New Taipei 13, and five other cities and counties with case numbers in the single digits.

During the seven-day period, 12 people developed serious symptoms, while five people, ranging in age from their 20s to their 80s, died, the CDC said.

So far this year, Taiwan has recorded 13,036 local dengue fever cases and 20 deaths from the disease, marking the country's worst outbreak since 2015, when it saw more than 43,000 cases and 228 deaths, CDC data shows...

 

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Local dengue fever cases in Taiwan exceed 15,000 this year
10/11/2023 10:31 PM

Taipei, Oct. 11 (CNA) Taiwan has recorded over 15,000 cases of local dengue fever and 25 deaths from the disease in this year's outbreak, the most severe since 2015, when there were more than 43,000 dengue cases and 228 deaths, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) said on Wednesday.

In a press release, the CDC said that as of Oct. 10, the number of local dengue fever cases around Taiwan this year reached 15,561, and more than half of the municipalities in the country had reported cases.

From Oct. 3-10, 2,527 local cases of the mosquito-borne illness were recorded nationwide, with Tainan in southern Taiwan accounting for 2,248 of the cases, nearly 90 percent of the total, followed by Kaohsiung with 168, Yunlin 50, Chiayi 21, Pingtung 15, and eight other cities and counties with case numbers in the single digits, according to the CDC.

During the week, 19 people developed severe symptoms, bringing the total number to 86 this year, while five people -- all males with underlying health conditions who ranged in age from in their 60s to their 80s, died, CDC physician Lin Yung-ching (林詠青) said at a news conference...

 

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Dengue fever cases drop for third consecutive week
10/31/2023 07:29 PM


Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported on Tuesday that 1,533 new domestic cases of dengue fever had been recorded between Oct. 24-30, representing a decline for the third consecutive week.

Tainan City in southern Taiwan accounted for the vast majority of the cases, recording 1,233, followed by Kaohsiung with 184, Yunlin with 45, Pingtung with 36, Chiayi with 13, and nine other counties and cities that recorded case numbers in the single digits, the CDC said in a regular press briefing.

Lee Chia-lin (李佳琳), deputy director of the Central Epidemic Command Center, said nine severe cases and seven deaths were recorded within the same time period.

According to CDC physician Lin Yung-ching (林詠青), the patients who died ranged in age from their 60s to their 90s. Six were in Tainan and one in Kaohsiung, and all of them suffered from chronic diseases and died of septic shock and multiple organ failure.​..

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