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A sentinel surveillance system successfully detected an enterovirus 71 outbreak in Taiwan early in its course, enabling public health alerts.
Outbreaks of enterovirus 71 have been reported around the world since 1969. The most recent outbreak occurred in Taiwan during April-July 1998. This hand, foot, and mouth disease epidemic was detected by a sentinel surveillance system in April at the beginning of the outbreak, and the public was alerted.
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