Epidemiological analysis of the Kaohsiung city strategy for dengue fever quarantine and epidemic prevention.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Dengue is endemic in over 100 countries and is an important public health problem worldwide. Dengue fever is not endemic in Taiwan; the importation of dengue viruses from neighboring countries via close commercial links and air travel is considered to be the cause of local outbreaks. Therefore, efforts toward disease control have focused on preventing the importation of dengue into Taiwan. In this study, we investigated the relationships between the numbers of imported and indigenous dengue cases to test the validity of this strategy. METHODS:Data on cases of dengue fever that occurred between 2013 and 2018 were obtained from the surveillance systems of the Taiwan Center for Disease Control and Kaohsiung City Health Department. Standard epidemiological data, including the monthl

SUBMITTER: Pan CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7226716 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature