Tainan City Dengue fever added 2 more cases Bakley Park closed for 2 weeks

Source: Taiwan.com

The dengue fever epidemic in Tainan City has not yet been lifted, and there have been 2 more cases in the near future, and there are currently 14 cases. (Source: Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News")

According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi Electronic News" on July 22, the dengue fever epidemic in Tainan City has not yet been lifted, and there have been 2 more cases recently, and there are currently 14 cases. The new 2 cases are father and daughter living together, because the home is close to Barkley Park, Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said on the 22nd that the park will be closed for 2 weeks from now on for preventive risk control.

Tainan Dengue Fever Prevention and Control Center pointed out that Tainan City added 2 new cases on the 21st. The 13th case was a 70-year-old grandfather, who began to have symptoms such as headache, loss of appetite, cough, and pain in the back eye socket on the 16th. Seek medical treatment on the 21st, report on the same day, and the hiding period is 5 days. Late at night on the 21st, it was tested by a laboratory accredited by the Tainan Municipal Health Bureau to determine infection with dengue virus.

The 14th case of the same residence is the 40-year-old daughter of the previous case, who began to have symptoms such as headache, joint pain, muscle pain, fever and so on the 20th, and was tested and notified by the contacts on the same day, the hidden period was 1 day, and the laboratory tested by the Tainan Municipal Health Bureau late at night on the 21st was determined to be infected with dengue virus.

In addition, the four family members who lived with the 2 cases, except for the husband of the 14th case, who had symptoms such as dizziness and fever rash on the 16th, went to the doctor for medical examination, and the results were still awaiting the second test, the remaining 3 people had no suspected symptoms.

Since the homes and activities of the two cases were near Barkley Park, the prevention and control center carried out outdoor chemical control for Barkley Park on the 20th. In order to carry out preventive risk control, Wong Wai Che said that Barkley Park will be closed for 2 weeks from now on. (Taiwan Network Liu Hongyang)