21 July 2009 Update - Enterovirus Infection with Severe Complications in Taiwan - Update 28


July 21, 2009--As of July 21, 2009, 24 cases of enterovirus infection with severe complications had been reported and confirmed by Taiwan CDC in 2009. Among these 24 confirmed cases, 20 had been discharged, 1 was in ICU, 1 was in general hospital ward and 2 died. Those confirmed cases were all under 5 except four (see Table 1(pdf file)), and 9 cases were from the northern part of Taiwan, 4 cases the central, and 11 cases the southern. (see Fig. 1(pdf file))

No case was newly confirmed in Week 29 (July 15 to July 21). (see Fig. 2(pdf file))

PublishTime 2012/12/14