Cases of a potentially deadly bacterial infection have risen in southern Taiwan after heavy rainfall brought by last month's typhoon. Melioidosis is spread through contact with contaminated soil, water or air. Three people are currently in intensive care with the disease.
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00:00Southern Taiwan is seeing an uptick in amyloidosis, a bacterial infection linked to contaminated air, water, or soil.
00:07Infections often rise after heavy rainfall.
00:10Eighteen of Taiwan's recent cases follow rain brought by Typhoon Kemi last month, and three people are in intensive care.
00:17The disease can be fatal, and the symptoms can include fever and difficulty breathing.
00:21Health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout, but say case numbers should go down in the coming weeks.
00:30The increase in cases is fast.
00:32Usually, it's only after two to four weeks after the typhoon that we see the peak of the infection.
00:36So, from August to the end of August, we expect the number of cases to continue to increase.