Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/08
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Sept. 8 (CNA) The number of dengue fever cases recorded in Taiwan since the start of summer this year has increased to 6,312, with 88 percent of them reported in the southern municipality of Tainan, the Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday.

As of Monday, 5,586 infections had been reported in Tainan, an increase of 339 cases from the previous day.

The neighboring city of Kaohsiung had 635 cases, while other cities and counties had far fewer, CDC data show.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/07
By: Lung Pei-ning and Jay Chen

Taipei, Sept. 7 (CNA) The number of dengue fever cases reported in Taiwan

In an effort to stop mosquitoes from breeding, a worker sprays pesticide in a park in Kaohsiung in August. (CNA file photo)

since the start of summer this year has continued to climb, with the total likely to exceed 6,000 by Tuesday, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Monday.

The latest data showed that the number of cases diagnosed since May 1 had reached 5,948 as of Sunday, an increase of 406 from the day before.

Among the new cases, 363 were in Tainan, by far the worst hit area in the country, with 5,247 reported infections since the start of May, the CDC said.

In the neighboring city of Kaohsiung, 609 cases have been reported, the CDC said.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/06
By: Lung Pei-ning and Kuo Chung-han

Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) The number of dengue fever cases recorded since the start of the summer has increased to 5,542, with more than 98 percent in Tainan and Kaohsiung, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Sunday.

As of Saturday, 4,884 cases had been reported in Tainan, accounting for 88.13 percent of the total, an increase of 299 cases from the previous day, the CDC said.

The city of Kaohsiung has had 571 cases, accounting for 10.30 percent.     [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-09-06
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director-General Steve Kuo said he

Taiwan CDC: dengue outbreak to subside. Central News Agency

expects the dengue fever epidemic in Tainan to subside in late September after having reached its peak season last month, reports said Sunday.

“Similar to a forest wildfire, the scale of impact will eventually come to an end,” he said during a press conference regarding the dengue outbreak in southern Taiwan.

Kuo denied allegations that the agency failed to put a cap on the mosquito-borne disease, saying the disease could have happened to any nation, including Japan, who suffered a minor dengue fever outbreak last year.

Meanwhile, the CDC head said the only method to eradicate the epidemic would be for the nation’s public to keep their surrounding quarters clean and hygienic.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-09-05
By: CNA

The number of dengue fever cases recorded in Taiwan since the start of summer

A health worker disinfects a parking lot in Dalin township in Chiayi county, Sept. 3. (Photo/Chiayi county government)

this year has increased to 5,186, with 88% of them reported in the southern municipality of Tainan, the Centers for Disease Control said Saturday.

As of Friday, 4,585 infections had been reported in Tainan, an increase of 470 cases from the previous day.

The neighboring city of Kaohsiung had 519 cases, while other cities and counties had far fewer, with Pingtung reporting 20, New Taipei 13, Taichung 11, Taoyuan nine, Hsinchu County six, Chiayi County six and Hsinchu city three.

Keelung, Taipei and Chiayi cities have each reported two cases, while Hualien, Yilan, Nantou, Yunlin, Miaoli, Kinmen, Changhua and Penghu counties have each recorded one case.

Want China Times
Date: 2015-09-04
By: CNA

Taiwan premier Mao Chi-kuo has set aside NT$30 million (US$920,000) from the

A soldier disinfects a street in Tainan, Sept. 3. (Photo/Cheng Ping-chang)

second reserve fund of the Executive Yuan to help Tainan city with dengue fever prevention and control efforts.

After receiving a report from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Premier Mao told the health ministry, the Environmental Protection Administration, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Education to coordinate their efforts to prevent the disease from spreading.

He directly approved the health ministry’s application for these funds to bolster dengue fever control efforts.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/02
By: Lung Pei-ning and Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Taiwan has recorded 3,999 cases of dengue fever this

(CNA file photo)

summer, 90 percent of which were reported in the southern city of Tainan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday.

Tainan also reported an increase of 273 cases over the previous day, a record daily figure, bringing the total number of cases to 3,507, according to the agency.

A total of 19 deaths in Taiwan suspected of having been caused by dengue fever had been reported as of Aug. 31, the CDC said.

The figure covers the period from May 1 to Aug. 31, the CDC said.     [FULL  STORY]

Tainan worst hit with 3,003

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-08-31
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

The number of dengue fever cases in Tainan has exceeded 3,003, while 3,446 cases had

Dengue fever reaches 3,446 reported cases. Central News Agency

been reported in all of Taiwan as of August 31, according to Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) on Monday.

On a daily average, 20 to 40 patients are being hospitalized for contracting dengue fever, where 60 percent of those seeking treatment are likely to remain in hospital beds for a week, the TCDC said.

The latest statistics showed that Kaohsiung was the second worst hit by the mosquito-borne disease, with 381 cases have been reported between May 1 and August 31. Pingtung County was next with 17 reported cases during the same period, followed by New Taipei with 11.     [FULL  STORY]