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 47 (19-Nov-2023 to 25-Nov-2023) |
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The rate of the hand, foot and mouth disease 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 47 (19-Nov to 25-Nov) |
172.7 | 2.2 | 77.4 | 5.5 |
Week 46 (12-Nov to 18-Nov) |
159.9 | 2.6 | 78.9 | 6.9 |
Week 45 (5-Nov to 11-Nov) |
162.9 | 2.0 | 81.5 | 6.4 |
Week 44 (29-Oct to 4-Nov) |
160.6 | 2.0 | 83.9 | 6.0 |
Notes
III. Weekly charts for the current and previous two years
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Methodology