Singapore sees spike in diarrhea cases
SINGAPORE, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Singapore has seen a 50 percent increase in diarrhea cases at local polyclinics in the past week, local media reported on Thursday.
The country's 18 polyclinics, which are government-owned clinics, treated 2,990 patients for acute diarrhea last week, or about 50 percent more than the weekly average of 2,072 cases, local newspaper the Straits Times reported.
When polyclinics see more than 2,668 cases a week, it is considered an epidemic. The last time such an outbreak happened was two years ago.
Doctors who have seen many more cases than usual in the last two weeks, said it appears to be highly contagious.
The Ministry of Health has been unable to account for the larger-than-usual number of victims.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Singapore has seen a 50 percent increase in diarrhea cases at local polyclinics in the past week, local media reported on Thursday.
The country's 18 polyclinics, which are government-owned clinics, treated 2,990 patients for acute diarrhea last week, or about 50 percent more than the weekly average of 2,072 cases, local newspaper the Straits Times reported.
When polyclinics see more than 2,668 cases a week, it is considered an epidemic. The last time such an outbreak happened was two years ago.
Doctors who have seen many more cases than usual in the last two weeks, said it appears to be highly contagious.
The Ministry of Health has been unable to account for the larger-than-usual number of victims.
