Infectious Diseases (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Morbidity Number of new tuberculosis cases: 14,097 (2005) Number of new salmonella cases: 45,332 (2005) Number of new Lyme disease cases: 23,305 (2005) Number of new meningococcal disease cases: 1,245 (2005) Source: Health, United States: 2007, Tables 51 Health care use Ambulatory care Number of visits to office-based physicians for infectious and parasitic diseases: 26.7 million Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Summary, Table 12 Number of hospital outpatient department visits for infectious and parasitic diseases: 3.5 million Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 10 Number of hospital emergency department visits for infectious and parasitic diseases: 3.5 million Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Emergency Department Summary, Table 10
More data Related links Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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