Influenza cases hit a record 3,169 in January this year

In January, the number of influenza cases in Macau increased by 76% compared to the previous month, reaching a total of 3,169 cases. Influenza was the most commonly reported mandatory notifiable disease during that month. In addition, scarlet fever infections rose by 78.7% to 218 cases, while enterovirus infections decreased by 52.1% to 217 cases. Other notable cases recorded in January included 38 cases of tuberculosis, nearly double the number reported in the same month the previous year. There was also one asymptomatic case of HIV, one case of AIDS, one case of imported malaria, one case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and one case of whooping cough.