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

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 347 - 9
• Main Authors: Pan, Chao-Ying, Liu, Wei-Liang, Su, Matthew-P., Chang, Te-Pin, Ho, Hui-Pin, Shu, Pei-Yun, Huang, Joh-Jong, Lin, Li-Jen, Chen, Chun-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Air transportation; Aircraft; Airport fever screening; Analysis; Concealment; Correlation analysis; Dengue fever; Dengue virus; Disease control; Disease prevention; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Fever; Importation; Imported dengue cases; Indigenous dengue fever; Infections; Infectious diseases; Local communities; Mosquitoes; Noncontact infrared thermometers; Passenger screening; Prevention; Public health; Quarantine; Risk; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Statistical analysis; Surveillance; Surveillance systems; Taiwan; Travel; Vector-borne diseases; Viral diseases; Viral infections; Taiwan; Concealment; Noncontact infrared thermometers; Dengue virus; Imported dengue cases; Indigenous dengue fever; Airport fever screening

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, effo...