Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention
Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (June 2023) Report Date: July 3, 2023
Notes on the data: This report includes confirmed and probable cases; suspect cases are not included. These data are provisional as of 7/3/2023.
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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 salmonellosis (68 vs. 46 cases, a 48% increase) and yersiniosis (10 vs. 4 cases, a 150% increase) are higher when compared with the year-to-date median of the past five years.
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Nineteen cases of the tickborne infection ehrlichiosis have been reported so far in 2023, a 171% increase from the year-to-date median of 7 cases.
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Five hundred forty-four cases of COVID-19 were reported to Saint Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) in June 2023. This is a 45% decrease from the 996 cases reported in May 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/
Publication of DPH’s Monthly Sexually Transmitted Infection has been temporarily suspended.
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Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention
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Summary
Current Historic %Change Enteric Campylobacteriosis 43 48 -10% 1 10 11 Cryptosporidiosis 12 13 -8% 0 2 3 Cyclosporiasis 3 2 50% 0 0 3 E. coli O157:H7 2 3 -33% 1 0 1 E. coli shigatoxin +(non O157) (not serogrouped) 13 12 8% 1 6 4 Giardiasis 10 14 -29% 2 2 3 Hepatitis A acute 3 2 50% 0 0 0 Salmonellosis 68 46 48% 12 13 18 Shigatoxin positive (Unk. organism) 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 Shigellosis 11 7 57% 1 1 0 Vibriosis 2 1 100% 0 0 1 Yersiniosis 10 4 150% 0 0 4 177 18 34 48 Respiratory COVID-19 13405 7432 80% 1639 996 544 Legionellosis 8 9 -11% 1 6 1 Pertussis 1 19 -95% 0 0 0 13414 1640 1002 545 Vector Borne Anaplasmaphagocytophilum 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 Dengue fever 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 Ehrlichiosis 19 7 171% 3 8 7 Lyme 4 0 N/A 0 0 1 Malaria 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 Qfever 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 RockyMountain spotted fever 1 2 -50% 0 1 0 Tularemia 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 West Nile, neuroinvasive 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 West Nile, non neuroinvasive 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 Zika 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 24 3 9 8 Systemic Haemophilus influenzae, invasive 11 8 38% 3 2 1 Hepatitis Bacute 1 2 -50% 0 1 0 Hepatitis C acute 1 5 -80% 1 0 0 Hepatitis C chronic 140 189 -26% 24 40 10 Listeriosis 0 1 -100% 0 0 0 Meningococcal disease 0 1 -100% 0 0 0 Mpox 1 0 N/A 0 1 0 Mumps 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 Staph aureus, VISA 0 4 -100% 0 0 0 Strep Pneumoniae, invasive 31 29 7% 4 5 3 Toxicshock (strep or staph) syndrome 1 0 N/A 0 0 0 SystemicTotals 186 32 49 14 Mycobacterial Nontuberculous Mycobacteria(NTM) 66 65 2% 10 8 9 TBdisease* 6 9 -33% 1 1 1 TBinfection 126 215 -41% 18 19 20 Mycobacterial Totals 198 29 28 30 Vector Borne Totals Monthly Totals June RespiratoryTotals Year to date 2023 EntericTotals Median of 5 previous years (2018-2022) YTDtotals from current YTDtotals to historic5year median May April
Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (June 2023) Report Date: July 3, 2023
*Includes reported and/or managed TB cases
Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention
Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (June 2023) Report Date: July 3, 2023
Respiratory Disease:
PERTUSSIS: There were 0 new cases of Pertussis reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from zero to seven per month.
Acute Gastrointestinal Diseases:
SHIGELLA: There were 0 new cases of Shigella reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from one to two per month.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County PertussisCases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County Shigella Cases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention
Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (June 2023) Report Date: July 3, 2023
SALMONELLA: There were 18 new cases of Salmonella reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from five to 15 per month.
CAMPYLOBACTER: There were 11 new cases of Campylobacter reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from five to 12 per month.
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County Salmonella Cases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County Campylobacter Cases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention
Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (June 2023) Report Date: July 3, 2023
CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS: There were 3 new cases of Cryptosporidium reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from zero to five per month.
E. COLI O157:H7: There was 1 new case of E. coli O157:H7 reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from zero to one per month.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County Cryptosporidium Cases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County E. coli O157:H7 Cases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention
Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (June 2023) Report Date: July 3, 2023
E. COLI SHIGA TOXIN (non O157:H7): There were 4 new cases of E. coli Shiga Toxin (non 0157:H7) reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from one to five per month.
GIARDIA: There were 3 new cases of Giardia reported in June 2023. During the previous five years, the median number of cases has ranged from one to three per month.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County E. coli Shiga Toxin (non O157:H7) Cases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number of cases Month of Report Saint Louis County Giardia Cases 2023,2022, and Previous 5-Year Median By Month of Report 5-year Median 2022 2023
