Yap Communicable Disease Report for Epidemiological Week 30

Wednesday, August 05, 2026/// DYCA PIO

Yap FM - Yap Communicable Disease Report for Epidemiological Week 30, covering the period of July 20-26, 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: 452 patient encounters were reported across 23 sentinel sites, with all reported syndrome counts below the threshold this week.

Diarrhea: A dip in diarrheal cases is observed this week, with 1 case reported by Ulithi Health Center. Alternatively, the laboratory detected enteric pathogens—including Salmonella, Shigella/EIEC, Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Norovirus, Rotavirus A, Sapovirus, and Giardia lamblia—with co‑infections identified in three of four patients confirmed this week.

Influenza-Like Illness (ILI): ILI decreased this week with 8 cases reported by OPD Main Hospital (5), Marbaa CHC (2), and Ulithi Health Center in Falalop (1). From the ILI cases, 1 was lab-confirmed as Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Dengue-Like Illness (DLI): OPD reported 1 DLI case. A separate case was confirmed by the lab as leptospirosis.

Prolonged Fever: Syndromic surveillance recorded one encounter at the OPD Main Hospital involving a two‑year‑old female infant presenting with prolonged fever lasting more than three days.

Total Syndromic Cases: 11 cases reported across sentinel sites.

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