英文摘要 |
In 2013, 860 confirmed cases of dengue fever (incidence rate: 3.68 per 100,000 population) were reported, which declined sharply as compared with 1,478 confirmed cases (incidence rate: 6.35 per 100,000 population) in 2012. There were 16 confirmed cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (incidence rate: 0.07 per 100,000 population) were reported in 2013, which dropped as compared with 36 cases (incidence rate: 0.15 per 100,000 population) in 2012. Of the 860 confirmed cases, there were 264 imported cases and 596 indigenous cases, including 16 confirmed cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (2 imported and 14 indigenous). The imported dengue hemorrhagic fever cases were resident in Tainan City and Kaohsiung City respectively; and indigenous cases were resident in Pingtung County (8 cases), Kaohsiung City (4 cases), and Tainan City (2 cases). |