台湾省的登革热防治

Dengue Control in Taiwan

１９８１年台湾省屏东琉球乡发生光复后的首次登革热爆发。１９８７年又在高雄地区发生流行，仅靠喷洒杀虫剂未能遏阻，即改用全民参与，清除埃及伊蚊幼虫芘孳生地，辅以喷药，经过１９８９年一年的努力，至年底全省仅有本土确诊病例１６例，防治率达９９％，至１９９０年再无本土新病例发生，疫情控制后，放松了对媒介的控制，未能坚持彻底清除革生地的措施，导致１９９１年登革热再度流行。１９９５年又在台北及台中首次发生，该地媒介为白纹伊蚊，无埃及伊蚊存在。

After a lapse of 35 years since the 1945 restoration of Taiwan to China, a dengue outbreak occurred in 1981 on the island of Liuchiu, Pingtung, and then again in 1987 in the major city of Kaohsiung. In 1988, there were more than 10, 000 cases when only insecticide spraying was being undertaken for dengue control, as that alone was insufficient to suppress the epidemic. Then in 1989, source reduction of vector mosquito breeding sites was implemented, supplemented by insecticide spraying. As a result, the number of dengue cases declined by 99%. In 1990, no more indigenous cases were reported. Unfortunately, dengue outbreaks have recurred since 1991 due to lax source reduction efforts.