This weekly update is produced by the Surveillance Division of the Communicable Disease Branch of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health. It summarises the findings of the communicable diseases surveillance based at the Accident & Emergency Departments of public hospitals.
I. Message of the week
Week 16 (14-Apr-2024 to 20-Apr-2024) |
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The rate of the influenza-like illness syndrome group remained at a high level. |
II. Weekly average rates in the past four weeks (per 1000 coded cases)
Attendance date | Influenza-like illness syndrome group | Hand, foot and mouth disease syndrome group | Acute gastroenteritis syndrome group | Acute conjunctivitis syndrome group |
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Week 16 (14-Apr to 20-Apr) |
184.7 | 0.5 | 73.4 | 6.2 |
Week 15 (7-Apr to 13-Apr) |
182.6 | 0.6 | 78.3 | 6.3 |
Week 14 (31-Mar to 6-Apr) |
187.0 | 0.8 | 79.2 | 7.0 |
Week 13 (24-Mar to 30-Mar) |
197.4 | 0.4 | 76.2 | 7.0 |
Notes
III. Weekly charts for the current and previous two years
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Methodology