Locally Acquired Dengue Outbreak, Hsinchu County, 2015

DOI: 10.6525/TEB.20160920.32(18).003

Hsueh-Mei Chiang^1＊, Wan-Ling Hsu¹, Hau-Shing Wu¹,Hsin-Yu Chang², Pei-Chen Kuo², Shu-Hsien Huang²,Tzu-Chun Chen¹,Jhy-Wen Wu¹

2016 Vol.32 NO.18

Correspondence Author： Hsueh-Mei Chiang^1＊

Abstract：

On June 24, 2015, a case of locally acquired dengue was confirmed in a 58-year-old female who lived in a temple in Xinfeng Town, Hsinchu County. Two additional laboratory confirmed dengue cases were identified by active case finding in the vicinity of the temple. This is the first locally acquired dengue outbreak in the past 10 years in Hsinchu County. Epidemiological investigation revealed that many preachers and pilgrims from the Southern Taiwan or Southeast Asian countries visited the temple. Several vector breeding sites with Aedes albopictus and mosquito larva were found around the temple. Asymptomatic dengue patients from the Southern Taiwan or Southeast Asian countries might account for the outbreak. The public health authority implemented several control measures, including epidemiological investigation, public health education, community mobilization, inter-bureau collaboration, environmental management, and enhancement of surveillance. There was no further case reported after July 30, 2015.