Dengue Fever Alert: Know the Warning Signs as Outbreak Hits New Taipei
Dengue Fever Outbreak in New Taipei City: 2 New Cases Confirmed
Updated: 2024/9/24 17:19
Local Dengue Outbreaks in New Taipei City
Local dengue outbreaks in New Taipei City have a history of activity in Sanji Temple or Tianshan Park. It is worth noting that most patients have symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting.
Dengue Fever Encyclopedia
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Promotion Method:
Dengue fever is mainly spread in Taiwan by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus and they have white spots on their legs. The peak bite period is about 1-2 hours after sunrise and 2-3 hours before sunset.
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Duration of Incubation:
The typical incubation period for dengue fever is about 3 to 8 days (up to 14 days). The day before the patient becomes ill and 5 days after the onset of the disease is the “infectious period.” During this period, when an Aedes mosquito bites an infected person, the virus multiplies in the blood and the Aedes mosquito has the capacity. To transmit the virus for life.
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Symptoms:
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Common symptoms of dengue fever include sudden high fever (≧38℃), headache, back pain, muscle pain, joint pain and rash. Depending on body composition, some people may have mild symptoms or no symptoms.
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If you are infected with different types of virus one after the other, more severe symptoms are more likely to occur without timely treatment, the mortality rate can be more than 20%;
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There is currently no specific drug to treat dengue fever, so patients must follow the doctor’s advice to get plenty of rest, drink plenty of water, and take antipyretic drugs on time.
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Dengue fever types 2 and 3 are more likely to cause dengue hemorrhagic fever, and type 2 is the most severe epidemic in Taiwan.
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Prevention Method:
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at home”
Install screened windows and doors in your home and hang mosquito nets when sleeping. Clean vases and water containers at home at least once a week and don’t forget to scrub the inside walls. Turn unused vases and containers upside down and remove unnecessary containers. Check dark areas of your home or basement and use mosquito traps. Remove discarded tires and outdoor water containers immediately, or contact the cleanup team to assist with removal
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Wear light-colored long-sleeved clothing and apply mosquito repellent approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to exposed skin.
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at home”
Source: CDC, Ministry of Science and Technology
Cluster cases, the Department of Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced in a routine epidemiological report today that there are two new endemic dengue fever cases in New Taipei City, one male in her 20s and one female in her 70s, in Jindian District and Zhonghe, respectively. Living in New Taipei District.
CDC spokesperson Luo Yijun said that after the epidemiological investigation, it was found that the two cases had a history of travel to high-risk places such as Tianshan Park in Jindian District and Sanji Temple in Zhonghe District during the incubation period, and were related to the previously announced cluster cases, with a total of 6 cases in this cluster. All of whom were infected with dengue virus type 2.
Luo Yijun explained that the two cases had suspected symptoms of dengue fever between September 19 and 20, such as fever, headache, diarrhea and vomiting, and then sought treatment and tested positive for dengue fever. Those living together are currently asymptomatic.
It should be noted that Luo Yijun reminded that 4 out of 6 people in this group had atypical dengue fever symptoms, which are different from the well-known dengue fever symptoms such as fever, headache, pain in the back of the orbit, muscle and joint pain, etc. The main symptoms are diarrhea, nausea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, to attract the attention of the public and frontline doctors.
The Department of Disease Control and Prevention noted that New Taipei City’s Tianshan Park and Sanji Temple have conducted large-scale breeding operations and closed the mountain for a month and posted control signs at entrances and exits. Additional manpower has been deployed for inspection, and the removal of breeding sources in community environments continues to be strengthened, this cluster event must be monitored by the community until October 21.
According to statistics from the Department of Disease Control and Prevention, as of September 23 this year, there have been a total of 172 confirmed cases of endemic dengue fever in Taiwan (including a total of 8 cases since the beginning of summer) distributed in Kaohsiung City, 137 cases, Tainan City, 19 cases and Pingtung County, 9. There are cases, 5 in New Taipei City, 1 each in Chiayi County and Hualien County.
In addition, a total of 213 have been imported this year, more than in the same period of the past four years. cases and there are 25 cases in Thailand.