By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

Dengue fever

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The Taiwan Department of Disease Control announced a new case of local dengue fever in New Taipei City.

The 70-year-old patient lives in the forested area of ​​Penglai and has no history of travel abroad.

To date, there are 99 cases of local dengue fever in Taiwan–57 cases in Kaohsiung City, 31 cases in Tainan City, 7 cases in New Taipei City, 2 cases in Taipei City, and 1 case in Taoyuan City and Taichung City.

In addition, there has been 422 travel associated dengue cases reported to date.

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Japanese encephalitis

Health officials also reported an additional Japanese encephalitis (JE) case in a 30-year-old man from Huwei Town, Yunlin County, who had no recent travel history.

To date, there have been 21 JE cases (including 2 deaths)–5 cases in Kaohsiung City, 4 cases in Taoyuan City, 3 cases in Taichung City, 2 cases in Chiayi City, Pingtung County and Changhua County, and Chiayi County. 1 case in Hsinchu County and Yunlin County.

Officials remind the public the most effective way to prevent Japanese encephalitis is get the JE vaccine.


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