January 05, 2010--As of January 05, 2010, no case of enterovirus infection with severe complications had been reported and confirmed by Taiwan CDC in 2010. In 2009, 29 cases of enterovirus infection with severe complications had been reported and confirmed by Taiwan CDC. Among these 29 confirmed cases, 26 had been discharged, 1 was in ICU and 2 died. Those confirmed cases were all under 5 except five (see Table 1(pdf file)), and 13 cases were from the northern part of Taiwan, 4 cases the central, and 12 cases the southern. (see Fig. 1(pdf file))
No case was newly confirmed in Week 53 (December 30, 2009 to January 5).(see Fig. 2(pdf file))