Via Taipei Times :
" The number of cases of indigenous dengue fever since August now exceeds 1,000, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, prompting officials to increase their preventative efforts.
The latest figures showed that of the 1,031 reported cases of indigenous dengue fever since August, more than half (589) originated in Kaohsiung, showing significant cluster infections in the area. Tainan came second (298), followed by Tainan County (90) and Kaohsiung County (32), the CDC said.
“New reported cases of indigenous dengue fever reached 128 last week alone, with most cases concentrated in Tainan and Kaohsiung — more specifically in Kaohsiung’s Sanmin (三民), Zuoying (左營) and Cianjhen (前鎮) districts,” centers Deputy Director-General Shih Wen-yi (施文儀) said.
To date, 12 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever have been confirmed, including two in which the patient died, Shih said."
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