The Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) yesterday said it has developed an online dengue fever cluster map that allows people to check where cases have been reported, so that locals can remove pools of standing water and visitors can take preventative measures before visiting these areas.
The process of drawing up a dengue fever case cluster map was learned from Singapore, and the project is the first time the agency has cooperated with the Ministry of the Interior to use its spatial statistical area and classification system and big data analysis, CDC physician Liu Yu-lun (劉宇倫) said, adding that the map shows automatically updated locations of active dengue clusters.
A dengue cluster is formed when two or more dengue cases occur within 14 days and 150m of each other, he said.
The map does not reveal personal information, but is intended to show where the most serious outbreaks are, in order to raise public awareness and encourage cleanup actions, he said.
According to Central Epidemic Command Center data, 337 new dengue cases were reported nationwide on Monday, with 252 in Kaohsiung and 76 in Tainan.
The CDC said it is still peak season for dengue fever, with the number of reported cases in Kaohsiung last week representing an increase of 1.3 times from the previous week, mainly in Sanmin (三民), Cianjhen (前鎮), Fengshan (鳳山) and Lingya (苓雅) districts, while the outbreak in Tainan is slowing down, with less than 100 cases being reported per day.
As of Monday, 29,921 dengue cases have been reported across the nation since the outbreak began this summer, with 129 people dieing of the disease while 28 people remain in hospital.
The CDC’s online dengue fever cluster map can be accessed at: http://cdcdengue.azurewebsites.net/denguecluster.aspx
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