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Taipei Times
Date: Aug 25, 2019
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday confirmed a new case of indigenous dengue fever in
Centers for Disease Control staff yesterday look for potential mosquito breeding sites in Tainan’s East District.
Photo: CNA
A man in his 30s who lives in Datong Borough (大同) of Tainan’s East District (東) had a fever, muscle pain and rashes from Aug. 10, but was not diagnosed with dengue despite two visits to a doctor, the centers said, adding that he had not traveled overseas recently.
Earlier in the month, the man’s sister, who lives in Kaohsiung, was diagnosed with dengue, with that case reported to the CDC and the woman hospitalized on Aug. 13.
The man was tested for dengue in response to that case and the result came back positive on Friday. [FULL STORY]
