March 6, 2012--As of March 6, 2012, 14 cases of enterovirus infection with severe complications had been reported and confirmed by Taiwan CDC in 2012. In 2011, 58 cases of enterovirus infection with severe complications had been reported and confirmed by Taiwan CDC. The 14 cases confirmed in 2012 are aged below 10 years (See Table 1(pdf file)) and reside in the northern, central, eastern and southern areas of Taiwan. (See Fig. 1(pdf file))
Two cases were confirmed in Week 9 (February 29 to March 6). They are 3-year old boy and 3-year old girl from Tainan City. Their infections were both caused by EV71, and they had been discharged. (See Fig. 2(pdf file))