Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (December 2022)
Report Date: January 3, 2023
Notes on the data: This report includes confirmed and probable cases; suspect cases are not included. These data are provisional as of 1/3/2023.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………...... In general, the year-to-date number of reported cases of enteric illnesses are slightly lower when compared with the median of the past five years. Notably, cases of cyclosporiasis (5 vs. 19 cases, 74% decrease), cryptosporidiosis (22 vs. 48 cases, 54% decrease), and E. coli shiga toxin (non O157) (25 vs. 31 cases, 19% decrease). However, cases of giardiasis (32 vs. 23 cases, 39% increase) and campylobacteriosis (107 vs. 98, 9% increase) are higher when compared with the year-to-date median of the past five years. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………...... Influenza cases have been declining in Saint Louis County. For more information on influenza in Saint Louis County, please see our Weekly Influenza Report which is updated every Wednesday during influenza season. For our Weekly Influenza Report, please visit our website at: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/public-health/health-data-and-statistics/communicable-disease-reports/influenza-reports/influenza-weeklyreport/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………...... Six thousand and twenty-three (6,023) cases of COVID-19 were reported to Saint Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) in December 2022. This is a 29.6% increase from the 4,648 cases reported in November 2022. For more information on COVID-19, please visit our website at: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/public-health/covid-19/covid-19-data-reports/ Publication of DPH’s Monthly Sexually Transmitted Infection has been temporarily suspended. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………......
If you need to reach us at any time outside of normal business hours, please note the following: To report a public health emergency in Saint Louis County: During normal business hours - Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Call Saint Louis County DPH at (314) 615-1630. At all other times: call (314) 615-7677 or fax (314) 615-7643. To report any Saint Louis area Hazardous Material concern: Call 911.
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