The first case of enterovirus 71 in Peach City this year has been reported. A 4-year-old girl in Pingzhen has a fever, mouth visits and oral ulceration. The Peach City Health Bureau reminds parents and pay more attention to the hand hygiene habits of children at home.

(Provided by Peach City Health Department)

[Reporter Zheng Shuting/Taoyuan Report] The domestic epidemic slowed down and the mask policy was loosened. The first mild case of enterovirus 71 was confirmed this year in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City. A 4-year-old girl in kindergarten developed fever, mouth rash and Oral ulcers. After hospitalization, the symptoms have been relieved and he was discharged home. Su Bowen, deputy director of the Taoshi Municipal Health Bureau, said that the Health Bureau will follow the announcement of "Taoyuan City Enterovirus Epidemic Prevention Measures". When there are more than 2 sick children within a week, the class should be suspended for 7 days.

According to monitoring data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, there were 293 outpatient and emergency visits to the enterovirus emergency department in Taoyuan City last week (from March 5 to March 11), an increase of 7.72% from the 272 visits to the previous week. There were 2332 person-times, a slight increase of 2.4% compared with 2277 people-times in the previous week, showing that there is a development trend of enterovirus activities in the community.

Please read on...

Su Bowen said that Taoyuan City formulated the announcement "Taoyuan City Enterovirus Epidemic Prevention Measures" based on the school suspension standards recommended by the CDC. Once the CDC has determined that enterovirus 71 has been detected in the administrative area, preschool education and childcare institutions and elementary school lower grades, the same class When there are more than 2 sick children within a week, the class should be suspended and nursed for 7 days. Parents are requested to pay more attention to the condition and hygiene habits of the children at home.

The Health Bureau stated that enterovirus 71 is likely to cause neurological complications and the course of severe illness changes rapidly. Infants under the age of 5 are high-risk groups. If children have "persistent fever, lethargy, confusion, decreased activity, Weak hands and feet, muscle twitching (unreasonable shock or sudden muscle contraction), "persistent vomiting" and "shortness of breath or rapid heartbeat" and other signs of severe enterovirus disease should be sent to 5 hospitals responsible for severe enterovirus disease in Taoshi immediately Hospitals, including Linkou Chang Gung Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Taoyuan Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Minsheng General Hospital, and National Army Taoyuan General Hospital.

The Health Bureau also reminds that enteroviruses are present in the throat and feces a few days before the onset of the virus and are contagious. The infectivity is the highest within 1 week after the onset, and even after recovery, it will still be excreted with the feces for 8 to 12 weeks. , parents and educational institutions should pay attention to hand hygiene of children and individuals, and use 500PPM disinfectant water (10 liters of water + 100 ml of commercially available chlorine-containing bleach) for general environmental disinfection to reduce the risk of virus transmission. Nursery institutions must also abide by the enterovirus notification regulations, and schools in high-risk areas should follow the 1127 suspension regulations to avoid the spread of enteroviruses on campus.