In 1972 there were 61 suspected cases and in 1982 there were a number of cases of acute enteritis which, although there was no proof of cholera, were suspected by medics to include cholera-related cases.
民國六十一年出現數百個「疑似霍亂」的病例。到了民國七十一年，「急性腸炎」的病患又多了起來，雖然並沒有正式登錄的霍亂疫情，但醫界人士認為其中有霍亂病例「蒙混過關」。