Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/26
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and CNA intern William Yen
Taipei, July 26 (CNA) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Tuesday
CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Director Liu Ting-ping (劉定萍)said that three cases of Coxsackievirus A6 infection, two cases of Echovirus 5 infection, and one case of Coxsackievirus A2 infection made up this year’s six recorded cases of severe enterovirus complications.
Parents should exercise caution, as there have been 26 cases of Enterovirus Type 71, Liu said. The disease is notable for its etiological role in epidemics of severe neurological diseases in children. [FULL STORY]