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The overall hand, foot and mouth disease activity in Hong Kong has increased. Latest data reported by sentinel GOPCs showed that the consultation rate for hand, foot and mouth disease has increased while the rate at GP clinics has decreased.
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Weekly consultation rates of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) reported by General Out-patient Clinics (GOPC) and General Practitioners (GP) 2017
| For the week ending |
Rate (per 1000 consultations) |
| GOPC |
GP |
| 7/1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
| 14/1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| 21/1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| 28/1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| 4/2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
| 11/2 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
| 18/2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| 25/2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| 4/3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| 11/3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| 18/3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
| 25/3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
| 1/4 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| 8/4 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
| 15/4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| 22/4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
| 29/4 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
| 6/5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| 13/5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
| 20/5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
| 27/5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
| 3/6 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
| 10/6 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
| 17/6 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
| 24/6 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
| 1/7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
| 8/7 |
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| 15/7 |
|
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| 22/7 |
|
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| 29/7 |
|
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| 5/8 |
|
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| 12/8 |
|
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| 19/8 |
|
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| 26/8 |
|
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| 2/9 |
|
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| 9/9 |
|
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| 16/9 |
|
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| 23/9 |
|
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| 30/9 |
|
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| 7/10 |
|
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| 14/10 |
|
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| 21/10 |
|
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| 28/10 |
|
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| 4/11 |
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| 11/11 |
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| 18/11 |
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| 25/11 |
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| 2/12 |
|
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| 9/12 |
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| 16/12 |
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| 23/12 |
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| 30/12 |
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Remark:
In 2017, the sentinel surveillance system includes 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 50 doctors in private practice.
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