Singapore MOH Updates

[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
WEEK 52
23- 29 Dec 2012

18 cases of Salmonellosis, 111 Dengue, 1 DHF, 154 HFMD, see link for full list.


Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,654
Conjunctivitis: 94
Diarrhoea: 440
Chickenpox: 13

Influenza indicators for E-week 52 (23 - 29 December 2012) are as follows:
* Preliminary
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI increased from 2,346 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 51 to 2,654 (over 4 working days) in E-week 52, and remained below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=179) in the community was 53.1% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in December 2012, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, influenza A (H3N2) and influenza B comprised 43.2%, 35.8% and 21.0% respectively (preliminary).

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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 1
30 Dec - 5 Jan 2013

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 2
6 - 12 Jan 2013

Week 1/ Week 2
Campylobacteriosis 13/15
Dengue 132/207 (above epidemic threshold)
DHF 2/1
HFMD 148/191

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 3,022/3,120 (above warning level)
Conjunctivitis: 130/110
Diarrhoea: 541/596 (above epidemic threshold)
Chickenpox: 19/12

Influenza indicators for E-week 2 (6 January 2013 - 12 January 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained on an increasing trend at 3,022 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 2, compared to 3,120 (over 4 working days) in E-week 1, remaining above the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=189) in the community was 50.3% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in December 2012, influenza A (H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009) and influenza B comprised 36.4%, 40.2% and 23.4% respectively.

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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 3
13 - 19 Jan 2013

26 cases of Salmonellosis, 220 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 171 HFMD, 14 mumps - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 3,133 (above warning level)
Conjunctivitis: 114
Diarrhoea: 569 (at epidemic threshold)
Chickenpox: 17

Influenza indicators for E-week 3 (13 January 2013 - 19 January 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained on an increasing trend at 3,133 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 3, compared to 3,120 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 2, remaining above the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=194) in the community was 59.5% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in December 2012, influenza A (H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009) and influenza B comprised 36.4%, 40.2% and 23.4% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 4
20 - 26 Jan 2013

32 cases of Salmonellosis, 264 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 3 DHF, 173 HFMD, 13 mumps, see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 3,190 (above warning level)
Conjunctivitis: 102
Diarrhoea: 543 (above warning level)
Chickenpox: 14

Influenza indicators for E-week 4 (20 January 2013 - 26 January 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 3,190 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 4, compared to 3,133 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 3, remaining above the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=186) in the community was 48.7% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in December 2012, influenza A (H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009) and influenza B comprised 36.4%, 40.2% and 23.4% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 5
27 Jan - 2 Feb 2013

30 cases of Salmonellosis, 295 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 1 DHF, 186 HFMD, 11 mumps - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 3,036 (above warning level)
Conjunctivitis: 102
Diarrhoea: 502
Chickenpox: 17

Influenza indicators for E-week 5 (27 January 2013 - 04 February 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 3,036 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 5, compared to 3,190 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 4, remaining above the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=205) in the community was 50.2% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in January 2013, influenza A(H1N1-2009), influenza A (H3N2) and influenza B comprised 38.7%, 37.8% and 23.5% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 6
3 - 9 Feb 2013

9 cases of campylobacteriosis, 29 Salmonellosis, 322 Dengue (above epidemic level), 165 HFMD, 9 mumps - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,599 (later given as 3,036 - above warning level)
Conjunctivitis: 94
Diarrhoea: 475
Chickenpox: 18

Influenza indicators for E-week 5 (27 January 2013 - 04 February 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 3,036 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 5, compared to 3,190 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 4, remaining above the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=205) in the community was 50.2% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in January 2013, influenza A(H1N1-2009), influenza A (H3N2) and influenza B comprised 38.7%, 37.8% and 23.5% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 7
10 - 16 Feb 2013

20 cases of Salmonellosis, 246 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 1 DHF, 181 HFMD - see link for full list

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 3,033 (above warning level)
Conjunctivitis: 103
Diarrhoea: 573 (above epidemic threshold)
Chickenpox: 21

Influenza indicators for E-week 7 (10 - 16 February 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 3,033 (over 3.5 working days) in E-week 7, compared to 2,599 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 6, increasing above the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=149) in the community was 45.6% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in January 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A (H1N1-2009) and influenza B comprised 38.5%, 37.7% and 23.8% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 8
17 - 23 Feb 2013

13 cases of Campylobacteriosis, 26 Salmonellosis, 294 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 3 DHF, 267 HFMD - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,942
Conjunctivitis: 115
Diarrhoea: 510 (at warning level)
Chickenpox: 15

Influenza indicators for E-week 8 (17 - 23 February 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,942 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 8, compared to 3,033 (over 3.5 working days) in E-week 7, decreasing below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=136) in the community was 39.7% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in January 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A (H1N1-2009) and influenza B comprised 33.3%, 37% and 29.6% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 9
24 Feb - 2 Mar 2013

and WEEK 10
3 - 9 Mar 2013

Week 10;

28 cases of Salmonellosis, 14 Chikungunya, 272 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 1 DHF, 480 HFMD, 10 Mumps - see links for full details.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,713
Conjunctivitis: 107
Diarrhoea: 475
Chickenpox: 14

Influenza indicators for E-week 10 (3 - 9 March 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,713 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 10, compared to 2,753 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 9, remaining below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=84) in the community was 36.9% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in February 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009), and influenza B comprised 32.3%, 45.2% and 22.6% respectively.

[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 11
10 - 16 Mar 2013

32 cases of Salmonellosis, 308 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 1 DHF, 467 HFMD, 9 mumps - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,500
Conjunctivitis: 101
Diarrhoea: 465
Chickenpox: 17

Influenza indicators for E-week 11 (10 - 16 March 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,500 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 11, compared to 2,713 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 10, remaining below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=88) in the community was 34.1% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in February 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009), and influenza B comprised 32.3%, 45.2% and 22.6% respectively.

[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 12
17 - 23 Mar 2013

31 cases of Salmonellosis, 306 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 2 DHF, 352 HFMD, 11 mumps, see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,148
Conjunctivitis: 93
Diarrhoea: 365
Chickenpox: 13

Influenza indicators for E-week 12 (17 - 23 March 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,148 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 12, compared to 2,500 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 11, remaining below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=78) in the community was 30.8% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in February 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009), and influenza B comprised 32.3%, 45.2% and 22.6% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 13
24 - 30 Mar 2013

23 cases of Salmonellosis, 315 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 2 DHF, 351 HFMD, 8 invasive Pneumoccal disease, see link for full list

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,343
Conjunctivitis: 118
Diarrhoea: 456
Chickenpox: 18

Influenza indicators for E-week 13 (24 - 30 March 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,343 (over 4.5 working days) in E-week 13, compared to 2,148 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 12, remaining below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=74) in the community was 32.4% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in February 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009), and influenza B comprised 32.3%, 45.2% and 22.6% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 13
31 Mar - 6 Apr 2013

8 cases of Campylobacteriosis, 39 Salmonellosis, 6 Chikungunya, 402 Dengue (above epidemic threshold), 4 DHF, 442 HFMD, 11 Mumps - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,395
Conjunctivitis: 106
Diarrhoea: 454
Chickenpox: 15

Influenza indicators for E-week 14 (31 March - 06 April 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,395 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 14, compared to 2,343 (over 4.5 working days) in E-week 13, remaining below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=72) in the community was 31.9% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in March 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009), and influenza B comprised 29.2%, 45.8% and 25.% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 15
7-13 Apr 2013

18 cases of Campylobacteriosis, 32 Salmonellosis, 15 Chikungunya, 490 Dengue (well above epidemic level - historic high), 2 DHF, 464 HFMD, 14 Mumps - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,500
Conjunctivitis: 103
Diarrhoea: 461
Chickenpox: 14

Influenza indicators for E-week 15 (07 April - 13 April 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,500 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 15, compared to 2,395 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 14, remaining below the warning level.
The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=93) in the community was 25.0% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in March 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009), and influenza B comprised 29.2%, 45.8% and 25.% respectively.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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WEEKLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE BULLETIN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WEEK 16
14-20 Apr 2013

13 cases of Campylobacteriosis, 31 Salmonellosis, 35 Chikungunya, 506 Dengue (well above epidemic threshold), 4 DHF, 506 HFMD, 17 Mumps - see link for full list.

Average daily clinic visits;
ARI: 2,688
Conjunctivitis: 95
Diarrhoea: 459
Chickenpox: 16

Influenza indicators for E-week 16 (14 April - 20 April 2013) are as follows:
The average daily number of patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics for ARI remained stable at 2,688 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 16, compared to 2,500 (over 5.5 working days) in E-week 15, remaining below the warning level.

The proportion of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) among the polyclinic attendances for ARI remained low at 1%.
The overall prevalence of Influenza among ILI samples (n=122) in the community was 25.4% in the past 4 weeks. Of all the influenza virus isolates in March 2013, influenza A(H3N2), influenza A(H1N1-2009), and influenza B comprised 29.2%, 45.8% and 25.% respectively.
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