The New Taipei City Health Bureau stated that it received a notification of a confirmed case of dengue fever on the 8th. She was a 44-year-old female from Xinzhuang District. She had no history of traveling abroad during the incubation period, and the source of the infection is being clarified.
On the 8th, the New Taipei City Health Bureau received a notification of a confirmed case of dengue fever. She was a 44-year-old female from Xinzhuang District. She had no history of traveling abroad during the incubation period. The source of the infection is being clarified. The case's symptoms have improved, and the three residents living together are asymptomatic. The city government has completed the investigation of vector mosquitoes and environmental clearance of the activity area, and is expected to carry out door-to-door spraying and disinfection with a radius of 50 meters around the home on the 10th; the Xinzhuang District Office has also established a response center and will launch four consecutive weeks of block prevention and control targeting risk areas 7 miles away.
The Health Bureau pointed out that it was notified on the 8th that a confirmed case of dengue fever was a 44-year-old female in Xinzhuang District. She began to develop fever, fatigue, headache, rash on the body and limbs and other symptoms on October 26. After seeking medical advice, the patient was diagnosed after being tested. The symptoms have alleviated, and the three people living with her are asymptomatic. It was found that the person had no travel history during the incubation period, and the source of infection is being clarified.
The Health Bureau stated that in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the Xinzhuang District Office has established a response center and held a response meeting today. According to the dengue fever prevention and control work manual, all municipal government bureaus have started to strengthen environmental cleaning in business management sites. The Health Bureau continues to expand epidemic investigation and contact health monitoring, and plans a four-week block prevention and control plan for the seven risk areas, mobilizing community environmental breeding sources and preventive spraying and disinfection operations. At the same time, it closely monitors the development of the epidemic and adjusts prevention and control strategies at any time.
Chen Runqiu, director of the Health Bureau, called on local cases of dengue fever to appear in Xinzhuang District. Medical institutions are requested to be more vigilant, ask more patients about their activity and gathering history during clinics, and actively receive free dengue fever NS1 rapid screening reagents from the health bureau. If you encounter people with suspected dengue fever symptoms, please use the rapid screening reagents to assist in diagnosis, so that health units can take follow-up prevention and control measures in a timely manner.
Chen Runqiu emphasized that it is still the dengue fever epidemic season. Although the weather has turned cooler this week, the temperature is still suitable for the activity and growth of vector mosquitoes. Recently, there has been brief rainfall due to the influence of the northeast monsoon. The public is asked to take the opportunity after the rain to actively clear the water inside and outside the home. Avoid keeping mosquitoes in the equipment, and implement "inspection, emptying, cleaning, and brushing" to reduce the density of vector mosquitoes; if you have fever, headache, posterior orbital pain, muscle and joint pain, rash and other suspected symptoms of dengue fever, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible and proactively inform the doctor of your travel history.
