Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Re: Singapore MOH Updates
WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 48
27 Nov - 3 Dec 2011
25 cases of Salmonellosis, 81 dengue, 469 HFMD, 5 measles, 8 mumps, 8 pertussis, see link for full listing.
13,378 clinic visits for ARI, 521 for Acute Conjunctivitis, 2,491 for Acute Diarrhoea.
Influenza indicators for E-week 48 (27 November - 03 December 2011) are as follows:
*preliminary
The number of patients seeking treatment in polyclinics for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) were 13,378 (daily average of 2,432 over 5.5 working days) in E-week 48, compared to 13,785 (daily average of 2,506 over 5.5 working days) in E-week 47.
The proportion of cases with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) among the polyclinic ARI cases was low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of influenza among ILI samples (n=162) in the community was 47% (preliminary) in the past four weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates collected in November 2011, influenza B constituted 64%, whilst influenza A (H3N2) and influenza A (H1N1-2009) constituted 31% and 5% respectively.
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http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/dam/m...eases_Bulletin/2011/November/2011_week_48.pdf
WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 48
27 Nov - 3 Dec 2011
25 cases of Salmonellosis, 81 dengue, 469 HFMD, 5 measles, 8 mumps, 8 pertussis, see link for full listing.
13,378 clinic visits for ARI, 521 for Acute Conjunctivitis, 2,491 for Acute Diarrhoea.
Influenza indicators for E-week 48 (27 November - 03 December 2011) are as follows:
*preliminary
The number of patients seeking treatment in polyclinics for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) were 13,378 (daily average of 2,432 over 5.5 working days) in E-week 48, compared to 13,785 (daily average of 2,506 over 5.5 working days) in E-week 47.
The proportion of cases with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) among the polyclinic ARI cases was low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of influenza among ILI samples (n=162) in the community was 47% (preliminary) in the past four weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates collected in November 2011, influenza B constituted 64%, whilst influenza A (H3N2) and influenza A (H1N1-2009) constituted 31% and 5% respectively.
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http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/dam/m...eases_Bulletin/2011/November/2011_week_48.pdf