Want China Times
Date: 2015-09-22
By: CNA
Taiwan’s southern city of Tainan has seen the first slowdown in the number of newly
A soldier sprays disinfectant in a village in Tainan, Sept. 21. (File photo/Huang Chung-yu)
reported daily cases of dengue fever after the epidemic surged for 14 consecutive weeks, but whether this indicates a steady decline will need to be watched over the next three weeks, the Central Epidemics Command Center said on Monday.
As of Sunday, Tainan has recorded a total of 11,462 cases of dengue fever, around 87% of the country’s total.
Chuang Jen-hsiang, deputy director-general of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), said the number of dengue fever cases in Tainan has increased for 14 weeks in a row since the 22nd week, or late May this year.
But a first turnaround appeared last week when the number of cases was 2,920 (Sept. 13-19), lower than the 3,128 cases in the 36th week. [FULL STORY]
