July 07, 2009--As of July 07, 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, 2 were in ICU 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))

Two cases were confirmed in Week 27 (July 1 to July 7). These two were both male and under 4, one was from Kaohsiung City and the other from IIlan County, and their infections were caused by CB1 and EV 71&CA10, respectively. One was discharged on July 1 and the other remained in ICU at this writing. (see Fig. 2(pdf file))