Enterovirus Infection with Severe Complications in Taiwan - Week 46


During Week 46 (November 12th to 18th) 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.

PublishTime 2017/11/22