Yap Communicable Disease Report for Epidemiological Week 24

Friday, June 19, 2026 /// DYCA PIO

Yap FM - Yap Communicable Disease Report for Epidemiological Week 24, covering the period of June 08–14, 2026. This report presents a comprehensive overview of syndromic trends and activities from 23 sentinel sites across the state, including laboratory‑confirmed cases, public health updates, and recommendations.

Week’s Highlights:

Total Encounters: 580 patient encounters were reported across 22 sentinel sites, with all syndromes reporting below threshold, presenting no Alert this week.

Influenza-Like Illness (ILI): 10 ILI cases all reported by OPD Main Hospital.

No influenza tests were conducted this week by Lab.

Diarrhea (below threshold this week): 5 cases, all reported by OPD Main Hospital.

Laboratory results confirmed 5 patients positive with 1 or more diarrheal pathogens, with the following distribution:

Campylobacter (2 patients)

Salmonella (2 patients)

EAEC (1 patient)

EPEC (2 patients)

EIEC (1 patient)

Norovirus + Rotavirus (1 patient)

Cryptosporidium (1 patient)

Total Syndromic Cases: 19 cases reported across sentinel sites.

(For more information, please contact the Department of Health Services at 350-2110)