Gastroenteritis

Also called GE, Diarrhoea and vomiting

Notification class
Syndrome under surveillanceThe sentinel sites count cases every week.
Category
Syndromic

Case definition

A person presenting with 3 or more loose stools within 24 hours.

Source: National Surveillance Manual

How it’s monitored

Reported every week by the 78 sentinel sites, as visits for gastroenteritis by people under 5 and 5 and over, set against the weekly threshold.

The figures

The National Surveillance Unit publishes the latest figures every week.

For health professionals