Below are the Graphs from the Meningococcal Fact Sheet dated April 2005 for use with a screen-reader device.

Figure 1.  Rates of Meningococcal Disease by Age Group and Burden of Disease, United States, Active Bacterial Core Surveillance System, 1991-2002. Note: burden of disease is in percentage of cases.

Begin chart/figure 1:
Column 1
Age group in years: less than one
Burden of disease: 15.9 
Rate per 100,000: 9.15

Column 2
Age group in years: one
Burden of disease: 5.7
Rate per 100,000: 3.27

Column 3
Age group in years: 2 through 4
Burden of disease: 9.1
Rate per 100,000: 1.75

Column 4
Age group in years: 5 through 9
Burden of disease: 6.6
Rate per 100,000: 0.76

Column 5
Age group in years: 10 through 13
Burden of disease: 4.1
Rate per 100,000: 0.6

Column 6
Age group in years: 14 through 17
Burden of disease: 7.8
Rate per 100,000: 1.15

Column 7
Age group in years: 18 through 24
Burden of disease: 12.6
Rate per 100,000: 1.08

Column 8
Age group in years: 25 through 64
Burden of disease: 23.1
Rate per 100,000: 0.37

Column 9
Age group in years: 65 or older
Burden of disease: 15.2
Rate per 100,000: 1.01
End chart/figure 1.

Figure 2.  Projected Rates of Meningococcal Disease (A/C/Y/W-135) by Age, United States, Active Bacterial Core Surveillance System, 1991-2002

Begin chart/figure 2:
Row 1
Age in years: 10 through 13
Rate per 100,000: 0.6

Row 2
Age in years: 14 through 17
Rate per 100,000: 1.2

Row 3
Age in years: 18 through 24
Rate per 100,000: 1.1

Row 4
Age in years: 25 through 65
Rate per 100,000: 0.4

Row 5
Age in years: 65 or older
Rate per 100,000: 1.0
End chart/figure 2.

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