Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/15
By: Cheng Wei-ting and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Sept. 15 (CNA) A cluster of three chikungunya fever cases has been confirmed in New Taipei, all of which were contracted in Taiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Sunday.

Two of the patients, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s live in a borough in the city's Zhonghe District, where there is already an active chikungunya cluster, the CDC said in a statement.

The third patient, a woman in her 50s, is from Xinchuang District but said she had gone hiking in Zhonghe twice recently, the CDC added.

The three patients sought medical attention after developing high fever, headache, and joint pains between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10, the CDC said.    [FULL  STORY]