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Community Health
Reportable Communicable Diseases in Erie County
| Disease | 2003 | Rate | 2004 | Rate | 2005 | Rate | 2006 | Rate | 2007* | Rate** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amebiasis | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Campylobacteriosis | 71 | 7.5 | 62 | 6.6 | 78 | 8.4 | 72 | 7.8 | 74 | 8.0 |
| Chlamydia | 2,985 | 317.1 | 4,090 | 436.8 | 4,206 | 451.9 | 4,199 | 455.7 | 4,350 | 472.1 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
| E. Coli 0157:H7 Infection | 14 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.8 | 12 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.8 |
| ShigaToxin Producing E. Coli, Non-0157 (STEC) | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Encephalitis | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Giardiasis | 117 | 12.4 | 211 | 22.5 | 133 | 14.3 | 137 | 14.9 | 123 | 13.3 |
| Gonorrhea | 1,572 | 167.0 | 1,437 | 153.5 | 1,713 | 184.1 | 1,791 | 194.4 | 2,025 | 219.8 |
| Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hemophilus Influenza | 13 | 1.4 | 18 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.1 | 17 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.4 |
| Hepatitis A | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Hepatitis B, Acute | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Hepatitis C, Acute | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Legionellosis | 20 | 2.1 | 19 | 2.0 | 43 | 4.6 | 54 | 5.9 | 26 | 2.8 |
| Listeria | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Lyme | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Malaria | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Measles | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Meningitis, Aseptic | 49 | 5.2 | 29 | 3.1 | 65 | 7.0 | 46 | 5.0 | 122 | 13.2 |
| Meningitis - Other Bacterial | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Mumps | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Pertussis | 78 | 8.3 | 72 | 7.7 | 23 | 2.5 | 20 | 2.2 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Salmonellosis | 79 | 8.4 | 95 | 10.1 | 73 | 7.8 | 64 | 6.9 | 102 | 11.1 |
| Shigellosis | 24 | 2.5 | 22 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 11 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Strep Grp A, Invasive | 48 | 5.1 | 26 | 2.8 | 18 | 1.9 | 30 | 3.3 | 18 | 2.0 |
| Strep Grp B. Invasive | 70 | 7.4 | 80 | 8.5 | 82 | 8.8 | 74 | 8.0 | 55 | 6.0 |
| Strep Pneumonaie Invasive | 95 | 10.1 | 98 | 10.5 | 108 | 11.6 | 119 | 12.9 | 116 | 12.6 |
| Syphilis | 11 | 1.2 | 21 | 2.2 | 13 | 1.4 | 34 | 3.7 | 26 | 2.8 |
| Syphilis (Early) | 4 | 0.4 | 13 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.0 | 28 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.7 |
| Toxic Shock Syndrome | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tuberculosis | 21 | 2.2 | 25 | 2.7 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vaccinia, generalized | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vibrio - Non 01 Cholera | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Yersiniosis | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| RABIES (ANIMAL) | 13 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.2 | 15 | 1.6 | 40 | 4.3 |
| RABIES (PROPHYLAXIS) | 150 | 15.9 | 112 | 12.0 | 119 | 12.8 | 192 | 20.8 | 318 | 34.5 |
| OTHER | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| TOTAL | 5,483 | 6,486 | 6,786 | 6,973 | 7,529 | |||||
| Estimated U.S. Census Population | 941,293 | 936,318 | 930,703 | 921,390 | 921,390 |
*2007 data as of 5/2/08
**Based on 2006 U.S. Census Estimated Population
Rate per 100,000 population
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