In 1942, as the War in the Pacific raged and people in Taiwan had to take precautions against bombing raids, what they called "heavenly dog fever" followed Japanese troops from Southeast Asia to the port of Kaohsiung, and soon swept through all of Taiwan.
一九四二年，太平洋戰爭戰事方酣，民眾成天忙著躲警報，俗稱「天狗熱」的登革熱卻隨著從東南亞撤退的日軍登陸高雄港，不久席捲台灣。