At the start of the trail that runs behind the Le Tien Temple in Chungho City, Taipei County, there has been a dramatic drop in the number of people who have gathered for the hike up the mountain. It's because of the shadow of dengue fever. The temple used to rack up tens of thousands of NT dollars in donations on days like this, but now they are barely getting small change.
台北縣中和市樂天宮後山步道口，平日熙來攘往的登山運動人潮，在登革熱陰影籠罩下已然驟減；往常一天上萬元的香油錢進帳，這些天只剩零頭不到。