J Formos Med Assoc
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is a serious health concern in neighboring countries of Taiwan, such as mainland China and Korea. In Taiwan, only two suspected cases were recorded before 1994. The first confirmed case was reported in 1995, but this proved to be imported. ⋯ The positive rates were 1.55% (3/193), 3.45% (1/29), 1.42% (3/211), and 5.56% (9/162), respectively. The subtypes of hantavirus involved were either Hantaan-like or Seoul-like. These results showed that hantavirus may have already invaded Taiwan without our knowledge and physicians should be aware of this.