Number of notifiable infectious diseases by month in 2008
| Disease | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amoebic dysentery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bacillary dysentery | 2 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 150 | |
| Botulism | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chickenpox | 1756 | 1052 | 670 | 509 | 516 | 592 | 666 | 328 | 351 | 656 | 862 | 968 | 8926 | |
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection | 15 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 24 | 34 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 282 | |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dengue fever | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 42 | |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Food poisoning | Outbreaks | 24 | 43 | 27 | 24 | 44 | 79 | 107 | 82 | 84 | 48 | 22 | 35 | 619 |
| Persons affected | 156 | 140 | 80 | 226 | 160 | 309 | 403 | 330 | 333 | 170 | 70 | 170 | 2547 | |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b infection (invasive) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hantavirus infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Influenza A(H2), Influenza A(H5), Influenza A(H7), Influenza A(H9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | |
| Japanese encephalitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Legionnaires' disease | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Leprosy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Leptospirosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Listeriosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Malaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
| Measles | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68 | |
| Meningococcal infection (invasive) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mumps | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 136 | |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Plague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Psittacosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rabies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Relapsing fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome | Rubella | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Congenital rubella syndrome | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Scarlet fever | 25 | 19 | 37 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 235 | |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Streptococcus suis infection |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Tetanus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuberculosis | 497 | 345 | 415 | 531 | 441 | 489 | 588 | 473 | 506 | 473 | 424 | 453 | 5635 | |
| Typhoid fever | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | |
| Typhus and other rickettsial diseases | Scrub typhus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Urban typhus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spotted fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Viral haemorrhagic fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Viral hepatitis | A | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 71 |
| B | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 83 | |
| C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| E | 14 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 90 | |
| West Nile Virus Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whooping cough | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| Yellow fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2374 | 1532 | 1234 | 1204 | 1113 | 1266 | 1507 | 1004 | 1104 | 1288 | 1394 | 1558 | 16578 | |
Remarks:
* The case notified in October has been reclassified as a probable case.
The case notified in December is H9N2 infection.
(1) Anthrax, Botulism, Congenital rubella syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection, Haemophilus influenzae type b infection (invasive), Hantavirus infection, Influenza A (H2), Leptospirosis, Listeriosis, Psittacosis, Q fever, Smallpox, Viral haemorrhagic fever and West Nile Virus Infection have been listed as notifiable diseases since 14 July 2008.
(2) "Typhus" has been revised to "Typhus and other rickettsial diseases" which includes spotted fever since 14 July 2008.
(3) Persons affected in Food poisoning outbreaks were excluded in the monthly total and grand total.
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