The first case showed up last September and spread fast. Although no new cases appeared in the next six months as winter came and went, several areas in the south were struck again this July, and the situation has become very serious in specific districts.
去年九月，第一個登革熱病例在屏東東港出現後，很快地以「星火燎原」之勢在南部擴散開來。雖然入冬後消匿了半年，但從今年七月起，高雄縣的林園汕尾鄉、高雄市的小港、前鎮、三民等區，疫情又告「吃緊」，且順北蔓延。