Penghu reports first imported case of dengue fever this year, a 20-year-old woman traveling to Vietnam was diagnosed

The Health Bureau calls on people who have recently returned from dengue fever-endemic areas such as Southeast Asia to seek medical treatment as soon as possible if they develop suspected symptoms such as fever, headache, posterior orbital pain, muscle and joint pain, or rash after entering the country. Schematic diagram, the characters in the picture have nothing to do with the news.

The Penghu County Health Bureau announced the county's first confirmed case of dengue fever imported from abroad this year. She was a Chinese female in her 20s who traveled to Vietnam. She developed fever symptoms after returning home on the 6th and was diagnosed on the 11th. The epidemic prevention team has launched various prevention and control measures to prevent the epidemic from entering the community.

The Penghu Health Bureau pointed out that the imported case of dengue fever was a Chinese female in her 20s. She traveled to Vietnam with relatives and friends during the summer vacation. She returned to the country on September 6 and developed fever symptoms on the same day. Since relatives and friends traveling with the patient were diagnosed with dengue fever in other counties and cities on the 9th, the Penghu Health Bureau received the notification and immediately stepped in to track and guide the contacts to go to medical institutions for testing. The case was tested positive for dengue fever NS1 rapid screening through blood testing, and was confirmed by a positive nucleic acid test (PCR) on the 11th.

The Health Bureau stated that based on the case's residence and activity history, the epidemic prevention team has launched various prevention and control measures, and went to relevant sites on the 12th to perform emergency chemical prevention and control operations such as thermal mist machine spraying and space pressure tank disinfection, striving to completely eliminate vector mosquitoes and strictly prevent the spread of the epidemic into the community.

Director of Health Chen Shujuan pointed out that dengue fever belongs to the second category of notifiable infectious diseases. According to statistics from the Department of Disease Control and Prevention, as of September 10, there were 10 local cases of dengue fever and 154 imported cases across the country. Most of the imported cases were from Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries.

The Health Bureau stated that dengue fever is mainly transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, and the public should implement the four principles of "patrolling, emptying, cleaning, and brushing" to proactively eliminate breeding sources at home and in public and private places. Those who fail to cooperate with the cleanup and find positive breeding sources after being found will be fined not less than NT$3,000 and not more than NT$15,000, and ordered to make improvements within a time limit. Those who fail to make improvements within the time limit may be punished on a case-by-case basis.

The Health Bureau calls on people who have recently returned from dengue fever-endemic areas such as Southeast Asia and develop suspected symptoms such as fever, headache, retroorbital pain, muscle and joint pain, or rash after entry, to seek medical treatment as soon as possible and actively inform the doctor of their travel and activity history, so as to facilitate immediate notification and testing by medical institutions, prevent the spread of the virus in the community, and protect the health of their families and fellow citizens.