Enterovirus Infection with Severe Complications in Taiwan - Week 34


During Week 34 (August 20th to 26th) in 2017, one severe case of enterovirus infection was newly confirmed (Figure 1).There have been eight 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, and ECHO 5. Figure 2 shows the geographical distribution of these cases according to their residence. 

PublishTime 2017/8/29