Table 1. Ambient B. pseudomallei and environmental characteristics during typhoon-affecting-period in 2012 in Taiwan.

Typhoon	The period of issuing sea alert	Characteristics		B. pseudomallei
		Minimum pressure (hPa)	Maximum wind speed (m/s)	Concentration (copies/m3)	Positive rate %
TALIM	06/19∼06/21	985	25	N.D.a	0% (0/3)
DOKSURI	06/28∼06/29	995	23	-	-
SAOLA	07/30∼08/03	960	38	N.D.∼25.2	20% (1/5)
HAIKUI	08/06∼08/07	960	35	N.D.∼87.2	50% (1/2)
KAI-TAK	08/14∼08/15	995	20	142.2∼257.5	100% (2/2)
TEMBIN	08/21∼08/28	945	45	N.D.∼126.1	80% (4/5)
JELAWAT	09/27∼09/28	910	55	N.D.	0% (0/2)

^a N.D. means not detected.