Statistics and Surveillance:
Surveillance-related Articles
2007
- March 9, 2007, Vol 56
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma -- United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
The findings in this report, based on 2005 NHIS data, include the first national estimate of influenza vaccination coverage in children with current asthma...
2006
- December 15, 2006, Vol 55
Brief Report: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-23 Months -- Six Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2005-06 Influenza Season
This report assesses influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6-23 months during the 2005-06 influenza season by using data from six immunization information system (IIS) sentinel sites... - October 20, 2006, Vol 55
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School -- United States, 2005-06 School Year
To determine vaccination coverage among children entering kindergarten, data were analyzed from reports submitted to CDC for the 2005-06 school year... - October 20, 2006, Vol 55
Varicella Surveillance Practices -- United States, 2004
In 2004, to assess the progress in varicella surveillance in the United States, CDC surveyed immunization program managers in selected public health jurisdictions... - October 6, 2006, Vol 55
Erratum: Vol. 55, No. 39 for the MMWR:
Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage -- United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
This report provides an assessment of influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6-23 months during the 2004-05 influenza season... - October 6, 2006, Vol 55
Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged > 65 Years -- United States, 2004-2005
The results of this assessment indicated that, overall, influenza vaccination coverage was lower in the 2005 survey year than in 2004... - September 15, 2006, Vol 55
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2005
The National Immunization Survey provides vaccination coverage estimates among children aged 19-35 months for each of the 50 states and selected urban areas. Findings for the 2005 NIS include... - May 12 , 2006 issue
Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Adults-United States, 2004
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer in the United States... - April 28 , 2006 issue
Estimation of Measles Vaccination Coverage Using the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) Method Tamilnadu, India, 2002-2003
As part of the global strategic plan to reduce the number of measles deaths in India, the state of Tamilnadu aims at >95% measles vaccination coverage... - February 3, 2006 issue
Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage -- U.S., 2003-04 Influenza Season
Children under 2 years of age are at increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations...
2005
- October 21, 2005
Influenza Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years and Among Persons Aged 18-64 Years with High-Risk Conditions — United States, 2003
Influenza vaccination is an effective tool for preventing hospitalization and death among persons aged 65 years and older, and among persons aged 18-64 years with medical conditions that increase the risk for influenza-related complications... - September 23, 2005
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged 50-64 Years Enrolled in Commercial Managed Health-Care Plans — United States, 2003-04 & 2004-05 Influenza Seasons
To combat an unexpected shortage of influenza vaccine in the fall of 2004, CDC issued guidance to direct available vaccine supplies to persons in designated priority groups (e.g., persons aged >65 years, persons with certain health conditions, health-care workers, and close contacts of persons at high risk for complications from influenza)... - September 16, 2005
QuickStats: Percentage of Nursing Home Residents Aged >65 Years Who Received Pneumococcal Vaccinations - United States, 1995, 1997, and 1999
From 1995 to 1999, the percentage of nursing home residents aged >65 years who received 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) increased by 58.5%. This increase might be attributable, in part, to a 36% increase in the number of residents living in nursing homes with pneumococcal immunization programs... - July 29, 2005
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2004
This report summarizes results from the 2004 NIS, which indicated nationwide increases in coverage with at least 1 dose of varicella vaccine, PCV, and the 4:3:1, 4:3:1:3:3, and 4:3:1:3:3:1 vaccine series. These levels represent an important accomplishment by exceeding for the first time the Healthy People 2010 goal of >80% coverage for the 4:3:1:3:3 vaccine series... - June 3, 2005
Surveillance for Laboratory-Confirmed, Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations
The number of annual hospitalizations for influenza and pneumonia associated with influenza viruses in the United States is estimated at 95,000; however, no state-based or national surveillance system exists to monitor these events in all age groups, and population-based numbers of laboratory-confirmed, influenza hospitalizations are unknown... - April 1 , 2005
Estimated Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults and Children -- U.S., September 1, 2004-January 31, 2005
In response to the unexpected shortfall in the 2004-05 influenza vaccine supply, CDC recommended in October 2004 that vaccine be reserved for persons in certain priority groups. In late December 2004, based on declining demand among these groups, two additional groups were added to the list of vaccination priority groups. This report is based on analysis of data collected during February 1-27, 2005, regarding respondent-reported receipt of influenza vaccination during September 1, 2004-January 31, 2005... - March 4, 2005
Vaccination Coverage Among Callers to a State Influenza Hotline - Connecticut, 2004-05 Season
This report summarizes results of a retrospective survey of callers to this influenza vaccine hotline during November 2004... - February 18, 2005
Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 24-35 Months - United States, 2003
Hepatitis A vaccine was first licensed in the United States in 1995. In 1996, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended vaccination of children aged >24 months in populations with the highest incidence of hepatitis A (e.g., American Indian/Alaska Native [AI/AN], Asian/Pacific Islander, and selected Hispanic and religious communities)... This report is the first national analysis of hepatitis A vaccination coverage among children...
2004
- December 17, 2004
Estimated Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults and Children - United States, September 1-November 30, 2004
Because of the unexpected reduction in the amount of available inactivated influenza vaccine for the 2004-05 influenza season, on October 5, 2004, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that the vaccine be reserved for persons in certain priority groups and asked others to defer or forego vaccination. To assess the use of influenza vaccine and the primary reasons reported for not receiving vaccine, beginning November 1, questions were added to the ongoing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey... - December 3 , 2004
Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance Systems for Expansion to Other Diseases, 2003-2004
Since the 1988 World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis, the number of countries where polio is endemic has decreased from 125 to 6 at the end of 2003. As part of the eradication strategy, a global surveillance system was established to identify acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases in children aged <15 years and to deploy a network of accredited laboratories to determine whether the paralysis resulted from poliovirus infection. This report describes the status of global AFP surveillance... - November 12, 2004
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School - United States, 2003-04 School Year
One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to sustain a > 95% vaccination coverage rate among children in kindergarten through first grade. To determine vaccination coverage rates among children entering kindergarten, data on vaccination coverage were analyzed from reports submitted to the National Immunization Program by states, the District of Columbia (DC)*, and eight current or former U.S. territories for the 2003-04 school year. This report summarizes the results of that analysis... - November 5 , 2004
Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged >65 Years and Persons Aged 18-64 Years with Diabetes or Asthma - United States, 2003
Vaccination of persons at risk for complications from influenza and pneumococcal disease is a key public health strategy for preventing associated morbidity and mortality in the United States.To estimate influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage among these populations, CDC analyzed data from the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey*. This report summarizes the results of that analysis... - October 29, 2004
Laboratory Surveillance for Wild and Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses, January 2003-June 2004
In 1988, the World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis globally by 2000. Progress toward achieving this goal has been reported from countries where polio is endemic, and three World Health Organization (WHO) regions (Americas, Europe, and Western Pacific) appear to be free of indigenous wild poliovirus transmission. One key strategy for eradicating polio is establishing sensitive polio surveillance systems by investigating acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases... This report updates previous publications, summarizes the laboratory network's performance, and describes the location and characterization of WPV and vaccine-derived poliovirus during January 2003-June 2004... - September 24, 2004
Childhood Influenza-Vaccination Coverage - United States, 2002-03 Influenza Season
Children aged <2 years are at increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations. Beginning in 2002, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) encouraged that, when feasible, all children aged 6-23 months, as well as household contacts and out-of-home caregivers for children aged <2 years, receive influenza vaccinations each influenza season. Beginning with the 2004-05 influenza season, ACIP strengthened the encouragement to a recommendation... This report on childhood influenza-vaccination coverage for the 2002-03 influenza season provides a baseline for the continuing assessment of coverage among children aged 6-23 months... - September 10, 2004
Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance
Chronic diseases account for 7 of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, including the three leading causes of preventable death. In 1999, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists released Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance. This report describes the latest revisions to the chronic disease indicators. Of the indicators, 24 are for cancer; 15 for cardiovascular disease; 11 for diabetes; seven for alcohol; five each for nutrition and tobacco; three each for oral health, physical activity, and renal disease; and two each for asthma, osteoporosis, and immunizations... - August 5, 2004
Hepatitis B Vaccination of Inmates in Correctional Facilities-Texas, 2000-2002
In December 2002, approximately 2.2 million persons were incarcerated in the United States; an estimated 8 million were released to the community that year. In 2001, approximately 22,000 acute hepatitis B cases and 78,000 new hepatitis B virus infections occurred in the United States; an estimated 29% of these cases were in persons who had been incarcerated previously... Hepatitis B vaccination of incarcerated persons is recommended to prevent transmission in correctional facilities... - July 30, 2004
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months - United States, 2003
Each annual birth cohort in the United States comprises approximately 4 million infants. The National Immunization Survey (NIS) provides estimates of vaccination coverage among children aged 19-35 months for each of the 50 states and 28 selected urban areas*. This report summarizes NIS results for 2003... - May 7, 2004
Framework for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems for Early Detection of Outbreaks
The threat of terrorism and high-profile disease outbreaks has drawn attention to public health surveillance systems for early detection of outbreaks. State and local health departments are enhancing existing surveillance systems and developing new systems to better detect outbreaks through public health surveillance. This report supplements previous guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems...
2003
- November 14, 2003
Notice to Readers: SMART BRFSS Provides Data Comparisons by Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MMSA)
Growth in sample sizes now enables CDC to offer data comparisons at the metropolitan level in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BRFSS prevalence estimates can be generated for the U.S. Census Bureau's metropolitan and micropolitan areas (MMSAs) and metropolitan divisions. MMSA data comparing 30 health risk factors will be offered to the public next week... - October 17, 2003
Public Health and Aging: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged >50 Years and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged >65 Years - United States, 2002
Vaccination of persons at risk for complications from influenza and pneumococcal disease is a key public health strategy in preventing morbidity and mortality in the United States. During the 1990-1999 influenza seasons, approximately 36,000 deaths were attributed annually to influenza infection... - October 10, 2003
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years - United States, 1989-2001
Influenza and pneumococcal diseases are key causes of mortality among persons aged >65 years, accounting for approximately 36,000 and 3,400 deaths per year, respectively, during 1990-1999. Substantial racial/ethnic disparities in adult vaccination have been documented in national surveys... - August 22, 2003
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School - United States, 2002-03 School Year
All states require proof of vaccination for children before school entry, and a summary of that coverage is reported to CDC. This report presents data regarding vaccination coverage from the 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC) for the 2002-03 school year, which highlight high reporting rates and overall high coverage... - August 8, 2003
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Levels Among Children Aged 19-35 Months - United States, 2002
Each annual birth cohort in the United States comprises approximately four million infants. Maintaining the gains in childhood vaccination coverage achieved during the 1990s among these children poses an ongoing challenge for public health. This report presents National Immunization Survey findings for 2002†... - August 1, 2003
Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Alaska Native Children Aged 19-35 Months -- National Immunization Survey, U.S., 2000-2001
This report presents data...which indicate that vaccination coverage levels among AN children aged 19-35 months exceeded the national health objective for 2010 for the majority of vaccines. This achievement indicates the effectiveness of using multiple strategies to increase vaccination coverage. Similar efforts might increase vaccination coverage in other rural regions with American Indian (AI)/AN populations... - June 20, 2003
Tetanus Surveillance - United States, 1998-2000
Reported cases in the U.S. has declined steadily since introduction of tetanus toxoid vaccines in the 1940s...An average of 43 cases of tetanus was reported annually...The highest average annual incidence of reported tetanus was among persons aged >60 years, persons of Hispanic ethnicity, and older adults known to have diabetes... - March 7, 2003
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Enrolled in Head Start Programs, Licensed Child Care Facilities, and Entering School - U.S., 2000-01 School Year
The implementation of state and local requirements for vaccination before entry to Head Start programs, licensed child care facilities, and school has resulted in high vaccination levels among preschool and school children... - January 24, 2003
Surveillance for Safety After Immunization: VAERS - U.S., 1991-2001
This report provides health-care providers, public health professionals, vaccine manufacturers, and members of the public who are interested in vaccine safety with an overview of the information collected in VAERS regarding adverse events reported during the previous 11 years...See Erratum
2002
- November 15, 2002
Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years - U.S., 2001
Influenza vaccination levels during 2000-2001 decreased from 1998-1999 levels in 27 of 52 reporting areas; pneumococcal vaccination prevalence increased a median of 7 percentage points from 1999 to 2001. Continued efforts are needed to increase the proportion of older adults who receive influenza and pneumococcal vaccines... - August 23, 2002
West Nile Virus Activity - U.S., August 15-21, 2002
This report summarizes West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data reported to CDC through ArboNET and by states and other jurisdictions as of 7:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, August 21, 2002... - August 2, 2002
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Children Aged 19-35 Months - U.S., 2001
This report presents the National Immunization Survey (NIS) findings for 2001, which indicate a substantial nationwide increase in coverage with >1 dose of varicella vaccine (VAR), generally steady coverage for other vaccines nationwide, and wide variability in coverage among the states and urban areas covered by NIS... - July 19, 2002
Hepatitis B Vaccination Among High-Risk Adolescents and Adults - San Diego, California, 1998-2001
This report describes the initial findings of a hepatitis B vaccination program for potentially high-risk adolescents and adults conducted in areas of San Diego County, California. The findings indicate that high rates of hepatitis B vaccination can be achieved... - May 3, 2002
Laboratory Surveillance for Wild Poliovirus and
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus, 2000-2001 This report summarizes the laboratory data for documenting the decline in wild poliovirus transmission and the occurrence of vaccine-derived polioviruses and highlights the expanding role of the laboratory network in global polio eradication... - February 1, 2002
Pertussis - United States, 1997-2000
This report summarizes national surveillance data for pertussis during 1997-2000 and assesses the effectiveness of pertussis vaccination in the U.S. during this period. The findings indicate that pertussis incidence continues to increase in infants too young to receive 3 doses of pertussis-containing vaccine and in adolescents and adults. Prevention efforts should be directed at maintaining high vaccination rates and managing pertussis cases and outbreaks...
2001
- October 5, 2001
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Enrolled in Head Start Programs and Licensed Child Care Centers and Entering School -- U.S. and Selected Reporting Areas, 1999-2000 School Year
Undervaccinated children enrolled in child care centers and schools are vulnerable to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease. One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to maintain >95% vaccination coverage among children attending licensed child care centers and kindergarten... - August 3, 2001
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2000
The National Immunization Survey (NIS) provides ongoing national estimates of vaccination coverage among preschool-aged children for the 50 states and 28 selected urban areas. For this report, NIS data collected during 2000 were compared with 1999 data; findings indicate that, during 2000...
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Content last reviewed on October 25, 2006
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Content last reviewed on October 25, 2006
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases