I. General Situation of the Epidemics
　
 In the 28th week of 2008 (from 0 a.m. on July 14 to 12 p.m. on July 20), 4,287 cases of 15 kinds of legally defined infectious diseases and 4 dead cases (2 cases of dysentery, 1 case of rabies, and 1 case of hepatitis B) were reported. Among them, there are 10 types and 1,559 cases of Type B infectious diseases, down 8.46％ over last week and down 32.28％ over last year. The top five categories of diseases with the highest incident rates are: dysentery (884 cases), tuberculosis (283 cases), hepatitis B (132 cases), syphilis (91 cases) and gonorrhea (48 cases); 2,728 cases of five kinds of Type C infectious diseases were reported, down 13.12％ over last week and down 21.61％ over last year. Moreover, infectious diarrhea, hand-foot-mouth disease, epidemic parotitis, urticaria and acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis account for 63.63% of the total number of legally defined infectious disease cases, down 21.61% over last year.

II. Analysis of the Major Epidemics
　　

(1) Rabies
This week, one case of rabies was reported. The dead is a 56-year-old man whose surname is Yu and registered residential address is in Fengtai District. He began to show symptoms on July 14 and died two days later.

(2) Hand-foot-mouth disease
This week 933 cases were reported, down 16.7% over last week. The top five districts and counties with the most reported cases are: Fengtai, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou, and Changping, accounting for 61.63% of the total number. Those infected are mainly scattered-living children and kindergarten kids. They take up 92.6% of the reported patients.

(3) Diarrhea
This week 884 cases were reported throughout the city, down 14.09% over last week and down 49.11% over last year. Scattered-living children, students, cadres, retirees, and unemployed people account for 74.89% of the reported patients.

Ⅲ. Key Notes
　　
The number of people entering and leaving Beijing will soar as the Olympic Games is approaching and students have started enjoying their summer holiday. However, summer is also a season where intestinal infectious diseases are prevailing, it is essential for public health authorities at all levels to heighten their vigilance, implement policies relating to the prevention and control of intestinal tract infectious diseases, enhance their laboratory detection of diseases and reports on infectious diseases, monitor closely the epidemic situation, and prevent the outbreak of food poisoning and intestinal tract infectious diseases.

Every summer and autumn sees not only a great influx of tourists into this city but also a dramatic increase in dog attacks. According to statistics, the total number of people hurt by animals in the first half of 2008 is 114,385, up 24.2% over last year. In August, a large number of foreign visitors will flock into Beijing to watch the Olympic Games; therefore, disease surveillance centers at all levels must enhance their reports on infectious diseases and closely monitor the epidemic situation and clinics providing treatment to patients injured by animals. Once the outbreak of infectious disease is detected, those surveillance institutions must report it to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately and provide timely medical treatment for those who are infected or exposed to the epidemic in accordance with the Beijing Rabies Control Specification. All the aforementioned requirements are aimed at ensuring the safety and success of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.