Yap Communicable Disease: Week 9

Friday, March 06, 2026 /// DYCA PIO

Yap FM - Yap Communicable Disease Report Week 9, of 2026, covering the period from February 23, 2026, to March 1, 2026. The Communicable Disease Report offers a summary of significant syndromic trends and activities reported from 23 sentinel sites throughout the state, including laboratory-confirmed cases as well as public health updates and recommendations.

No Alerts:

The number of syndromes reported this week is below the threshold, presenting minimal risks.

Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) – ILI encounters this week increased by 2 to a total of 4 cases, but maintains below threshold status. The cases were reported from 3 sentinel sites in the outer islands, with Elato reporting 4,

Dengue Like Illness (DLI) – Dengue Like Illness (DLI) – This week, a total of 3 DLI cases were reported by the OPD Main hospital, with a known leptospirosis case still testing positive this week.

Diarrhea – Tomil CHC reported 1 diarrheal case with no diarrheal test conducted at the lab this week.

NOTE: Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) encounters continued to increase this week, with a total of 11 cases reported by OPD Main Hospital and Marbaa CHC, who are children aged 1 to 6 years of age.

5 Sentinel Sites reporting syndromic cases:

1) OPD Main Hospital

2) Elato Dispensary

3) Eauripik Dispensary

4) Ifalik Dispensary

Pathogens Detected by Lab: The following pathogens were detected this week across multiple specimens, and are not limited to individual patients.

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