TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Gastroenteritis cases have continued after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated the outbreak will peak in early October.
The CDC announced Tuesday (Sept. 24) that from Sept.15-21, there were approximately 147,000 medical visits for diarrhea, a 5.7% increase from the previous week, per CNA. A total of 123 cluster cases of diarrhea were reported, marking a five-year high for both medical visits and cluster reports.
CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Director Guo Hung-wei (郭宏偉) said pathogen tests showed 47 positive cases, with norovirus detected in 28 cases, accounting for 60%, followed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus in 12 cases, making up 25.5%.
The gastroenteritis outbreak typically peaks around the Mid-Autumn Festival each year. CDC Deputy Director Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) said that the peak of this diarrhea outbreak is expected to occur around early October.
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