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 29 (14-Jul-2024 to 20-Jul-2024) |
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The rates of the influenza-like illness; hand, foot and mouth disease; acute gastroenteritis; and acute conjunctivitis syndrome groups were at baseline 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 29 (14-Jul to 20-Jul) |
152.9 | 1.4 | 84.7 | 5.0 |
Week 28 (7-Jul to 13-Jul) |
162.4 | 1.6 | 81.9 | 5.5 |
Week 27 (30-Jun to 6-Jul) |
170.3 | 1.4 | 83.5 | 5.1 |
Week 26 (23-Jun to 29-Jun) |
161.1 | 1.4 | 85.5 | 5.8 |
Notes
III. Weekly charts for the current and previous two years
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Methodology