But the epidemic prevention agencies were not alert enough. It was only in midMay that the NIPM announced: "There has been a increase in cases of illness caused by coxsakieviruses." But government agencies did nothing further, not even conducting laboratory diagnoses.
然而防疫單位卻缺乏警覺性，檢疫總所直到五月中才發佈「克沙奇病毒引起的手足口病與皰疹性嚥唊炎病例有增加趨勢」的警訊，但官方未做進一步的處理或病例的實驗室診斷。