RecordWeek 26 of 2019 (24–30 Jun)Outbreaks
India: 5 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in week 26 of 2019, the most since week 27 of 2016.
What happened
- Week 26 of 2019
- 5
- 2016-W27
- 5
Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
For hepatitis A and E outbreaks, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
154 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 26 of 2019 | 5 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 26 (2019-06-24 to 2019-06-30) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2019-W26, count over 5 rows for all States/UTs: p.6 MP/HSN/2019/26/0749, p.8 RJ/KOT/2019/26/0757, p.10 KL/KOA/2019/26/0766, p.10 KL/KOZ/2019/26/0767, p.11 MH/MMB/2019/26/0743 |
| Week 27 of 2016 | 5 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2016 week 27 (2016-07-04 to 2016-07-10) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2016-W27, count over 5 rows for all States/UTs: p.4 KN/CMN/2016/27/1582, p.8 TN/MDR/2016/27/1601, p.8 TN/TPL/2016/27/1602, p.10 JK/KWR/2016/27/1613, p.12 KL/MLP/2016/27/1620 |
Source and method
More signals for hepatitis A and E outbreaks in India
- India: 26 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 21 of 2026, against a median of 15 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 28 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 20 of 2026, against a median of 17 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 10 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in week 20 of 2026, the most since week 28 of 2025.
- India: 9 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 1 of 2026, against a median of 4 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 12 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 52 of 2025, against a median of 4 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- India: 18 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 51 of 2025, against a median of 4 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 5 hepatitis A and E outbreaks in week 26 of 2019, the most since week 27 of 2016. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 26 (2019-06-24 to 2019-06-30). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/hepatitis-outbreaks--india--2019-w26--record
See also India and 5 in context.