Enterovirus Infection with Severe Complications in Taiwan - Week 45


During Week 45 (November 5th to 11th) in 2017, no new severe case of enterovirus infection was confirmed (Figure 1).There have been eleven enterovirus infection cases with severe complications (EVSC) in 2017, including one death due to Coxsackie B3 infection. The majority of cases were below 6 years old (Table 1). The cases were caused by Coxsackie A2, Coxsackie A6, Coxsackie B3, ECHO 5, EV71, and EVD68. Figure 2 shows the geographical distribution of these cases according to their residence.

發佈日期 2017/11/15