Enterovirus Infection with Severe Complications in Taiwan - Week 35


During Week 35 (August 27th to September 2nd) in 2017, one severe case of enterovirus infection was newly confirmed (Figure 1).There have been nine enterovirus infection cases with severe complications (EVSC) in 2017, including one death due to Coxsackie B3 infection. The majority of cases were aged 0-1 (Table 1). The cases were caused by Coxsackie A2, Coxsackie A6, Coxsackie B3, ECHO 5, and EVD68. Figure 2 shows the geographical distribution of these cases according to their residence.

PublishTime 2017/9/5