Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (September 2023)
Report Date: October 2, 2023
Notes on the data: This report includes confirmed and probable cases; suspect cases are not included. These data are provisional as of 10/2/2023.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………....... The year-to-date numbers of reported cases of several enteric illnesses are slightly higher when compared with the median of the previous five years. Notably, cases of shigellosis (22 vs. 12 cases, an 83% increase) and E. coli shiga toxin (non O157) (26 vs. 19 cases, a 37% increase) are higher when compared with the year-to-date median of the past five years. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………............................... Please note that year-to-year trends in West Nile virus disease can be misleading given the overall low numbers, as well as the fact that it is common to see notable annual variation.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………...... Three thousand, two hundred, and seventy-four cases of COVID-19 were reported to Saint Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) in September 2023. This is a 7% increase from the 3,068 cases reported in August 2023. 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/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………….…………………………………...... For more information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), please visit our website at: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/public-health/health-data-and-statistics/communicable-disease-reports/sexually-transmitted-infections/
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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