By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterNearly 5,000 people reported flu symptoms last week, representing a “small wave” of infections, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced yesterday. However, the total number of flu cases reported nationwide last week reached 70,107, a rise of 7.1 percent from the week before, or 4,669 cases, with 21 clustered outbreaks of upper respiratory and flu infections, of which 15 were on school campuses, the centers said. Incidents of serious flu complications have also been increasing, with 34 new cases reported last week, including five people under 18 years old, the majority of them influenza A virus subtype H3N2 infections, the centers said. Three people died from flu complications last week, the centers said. It also urged people returning to Taiwan who believe they have Zika symptoms to report to an airport quarantine station, or describe their travel history to doctors when they seek medical attention.

Source: Taipei Times May 31, 2017 15:56 UTC