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Section 2 Communicable Disease of the workers. Since July, no new cases among migrant
Enteric Tract workers had been reported.
1. Enterovirus Section 3 Vector-Borne Communicable
In 2022, there were a total of 3 confirmed cases of Diseases
severe enterovirus, with 1 fatality, which was below In 2022, there were a total of 88 confirmed
the average of the previous 10 years. Continuous cases of dengue fever (68 imported and 20 domestic
monitoring of the epidemic situation will be cases). There were no deaths reported, indicating
maintained. Collaborations with local governments good prevention and control measures. There was
will focus on cultivating community health one imported case of chikungunya fever, but no local
education and strengthening control measures and transmission occurred. The number of confirmed
inspections. A comprehensive medical network for dengue fever cases by year is shown in Figures 6-3
severe enterovirus cases and the designation of and 6-4, while Figure 6-5 shows the number for
responsible hospitals were established to enhance chikungunya fever.
the capacity to respond to severe enterovirus cases
Section 4 Communicable Diseases
and improve the quality of medical care.
Transmitted by Blood or Body
2. Acute Hepatitis A
Fluids
In 2022, there were a total of 122 confirmed cases
of acute viral hepatitis A (with 120 cases being 1. HIV infection
domestic and 2 cases being imported). Starting
From 1984 till the end of 2022, there were a
from February, several clusters of cases among
cumulative total of 43,320 reported cases of HIV
foreign workers occurred, with the majority of cases
among Taiwanese nationals. Of those infected,
exhibiting a preference for eating uncooked food.
20,999 developed full-blown AIDS, which led to 8,077
In addition to providing the hepatitis A vaccine to
deaths. In 2022, there were 1,069 new reported
exposed individuals, the MOHW worked with other
cases. Compared to 2021, there had been a decline
ministries to enhance health education for foreign
of 14%; the male-to-female ratio for those infected is
Figure 6-3 Number of Confirmed Dengue Fever Cases, by Year (domestic cases)

Domestic Cases
46,000
43,419
36,000

26,000
15,492
16,000
6,000
5,336
5,000
4,389
4,000

3,000
2,000
2,000 1,592
1,545
965 1,271
1,000 848
527 329 309 336 488 596 381
16 0 149 4 0 222 20 19 42 113 228 86 202 10 183 100 73 0 20
0
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control Year
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