Singapore, Aug 12, 2010: The Department of Health, Taiwan, and the Environmental Protection Administration  held the “Second Dengue Fever Coordination Meeting” in the Southern Taiwan Joint Services Center as the peak season for dengue approached. The conference was attended by related central government agencies and local governments from high-risk cities and counties where the disease is endemic and issues concerning dengue control were discussed. 

99 confirmed cases of dengue fever, including 50 indigenous cases were reported on August 3, 2010. Among them, 38 cases are reported from the continuing outbreak of the lastepidemic season (2009), while the other 12 cases are fresh cases that occurred during this epidemic season (2010). According to the surveillance data from the previous years, the peak of dengue fever usually begins in August.

At the meeting, the Kaohsiung County Government and the Kaohsiung City Government delivered their work reports and the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Transportation respectively presented project plans concerning measures to eliminate vector breeding sites.