Ⅰ. Summary
　
This week (June 9 -- June 15, 2008), 3,215 cases of 13 legally defined infectious diseases with 2 cases of death (a case of hepatitis B and a case of pulmonary tuberculosis) are reported in 18 districts and counties of Beijing Municipality. Among them, 9 categories of Type B Infectious Diseases amounting to 1,550 cases are reported, 1.84% higher than last week and 4.26% lower than the same week last year. The top 10 categories of diseases with the highest incidence rates are as follows: dysentery, pulmonary tuberculosis, hepatitis B, syphilis, scarlet fever, measles, gonorrhea, hepatitis C, hepatitis (unclassified) and hepatitis A. Four categories of Type C Infectious Diseases totaling 1,665 cases are reported, 26.04% higher than last week and 16.58% lower than the same week last year.

Ⅱ. Analysis of the Major Epidemics

This week, a total of 800 cases are reported, 5.44% lower than last week. The five districts which reported the most cases are Haidian, Fengtai, Chaoyang, Daxing and Changping, accounting for 71.38% of the total. Those infected are mainly scattered-living children and kindergarten kids. By June 15, there have been a total of 9,685 reported cases in Beijing.

Dysentery

This week, a total of 896 cases are reported, 31.57% higher than last week and 3.14% lower than the same time last year. Outbreaks can be seen in every age group, with infants and young adults reporting the most cases. Those infected are mainly scattered-living children, students, cadres and staff, retirees, domestic helpers and the unemployed.

By June 15, there have been a total of 9,293 reported cases in Beijing, an increase of 12.85% compared with the same period last year.

III. Foreign Epidemic Situation
On June 12, the U.S. health authority announced that the Salmonella epidemic was still spreading. Up to now, 228 people in 22 States have been infected with 25 patients hospitalized.

This Salmonella infection is believed to be caused by eating raw tomatoes.

Turkey: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

According to Turkish media report on June 12, over 300 cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever patients have been sent to the hospital for treatment since the beginning of this year, of which 15 have died from this epidemic.

According to announcement made by Indian health authority on June 12, a total of 222 cases of poliomyelitis have been reported in India this year, of which there are 4 cases of Type 1 Poliomyelitis and 218 cases of Type 3 Poliomyelitis.

Singapore: Dengue Fever Epidemic
　　

Singapore health authority said on June 11 that 174 new cases of dengue fever were reported in the country during the 23rd week (June 1 -- June 7), 21.7% higher than the previous week. By June 7, cases of dengue fever in Singapore had amounted to 2403.

Vietnam: Dengue Fever Epidemic
　　
According to Vietnam media report on June 11, a total of 12,064 cases of dengue fever had been reported in the first five months of this year, of which 11 patients have been killed and the majority of the infected are from the southern part of the country.

Southern Sudan: Cholera

On June 11, an officer with the health authority of southern Sudan announced that some 6,000 people in the region had been contracted with cholera this year, of which 44 had been killed and half of those dead were killed in the last four weeks.

Singapore: Epidemic Update of Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD)

Singapore health authority announced on June 11 that 508 new cases of HFMD were reported in the country during the 23rd week (June 1 --- June 7), 23.6% lower than the previous week. By June 7, cases of HFMD in Singapore had amounted to 14,571.

South Africa: Cholera
　　
Mpumalanga provincial health authority of South Africa confirmed on June 9 that cholera outbreak in the province had resulted in 13 infections, including two deaths.

Canada: An Incident of Toxic Chemical Gas Poisoning

A poisoning incident caused by toxic chemical gas occurred at the terminal of Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Capital of Canada on June 10. Six airport personnel experienced varying degrees of symptoms of damaged respiratory system, of which four were sent to hospital.

Ⅳ Special Reminders
　
This week witnesses a distinctive rise in the reported cases of dysentery, infectious diarrhea and other intestinal infectious diseases. Pathogens causing intestinal infectious diseases are prone to be reproduced and transmitted due to the hot weather and humidity in recent days. The Beijing Municipal Health Bureau urged medical and health departments at all levels to genuinely implement all measures for the prevention and control of various intestinal infectious diseases and strictly follow the epidemic reporting system. Meanwhile, various medical departments and institutions should exert greater efforts in health education to disseminate knowledge on prevention and control of such diseases, raise disease prevention awareness among the general public and prevent the outbreak of such diseases.