Yap Communicable Disease Report for Epidemiological Week 25

Friday, June 26, 2026 /// DYCA PIO

Yap FM - Yap Communicable Disease Report for Epidemiological Week 25, covering the period of June 15–21, 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.

Total Encounters: 515 patient encounters were reported across 21 sentinel sites, with all syndromes reporting below threshold, presenting no Alert this week.

Influenza-Like Illness (ILI):

• 5 ILI cases were all reported by the OPD Main Hospital.

• No influenza tests were conducted by the Lab this week.

  
  

Diarrhoea (below threshold this week):

• 6 cases were all reported by the OPD Main Hospital.

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

• Norovirus GI/GII (1 patient)

• Diarrheagenic E. coli/Shigella: Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) (1 patient)

• Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) (1 patient)

• Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) (3 patients)

• Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st (4 patients)

Dengue-like illness (DLI)

• 5 DLI cases were all reported by the OPD Hospital

• Out of the 5 cases, three (3) were confirmed positive for Leptospirosis

• Total Syndromic Cases: 16 cases reported across sentinel sites.

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