Notifiable Disease Report - December, 2010
Notifiable diseases reported for Kent County residents through end of month listed above.
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Kent County Health Department 700 Fuller N.E. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 |
Communicable Disease Section Phone: (616) 632-7228 Fax: (616) 632-7085 |
| SUMMARY OF SPECIFIED NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease | Number Reported | Median Cumulative | |
This Month |
Cumulative 2010 |
Through December 2005-2009 |
|
| AIDS (Cumulative Total - 860) | 0 | 29 | 31 |
| AMEBIASIS | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| CAMPYLOBACTER | 4 | 57 | 59 |
| CHICKEN POXa | 3 | 67 | 263 |
| CHLAMYDIA | 262 | 3222 | 3322 |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS | 0 | 24 | 16 |
| Shiga Toxin Producing E. Colib | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| GIARDIASIS | 4 | 93 | 79 |
| GONORRHEA | 35 | 750 | 1140 |
| H. INFLUENZAE DISEASE, INV | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| HEPATITIS A | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| HEPATITIS B (Acute) | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| HEPATITIS C (Acute) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HEPATITIS C (Chronic/Unknown) | 18 | 284 | 330 |
| INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESSb | 5183 | 47748 | 49103 |
| LEGIONELLOSIS | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| LYME DISEASE | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC | 4 | 40 | 45 |
| MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL, OTHERc | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE, INV | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MUMPS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PERTUSSIS | 1 | 17 | 8 |
| SALMONELLOSIS | 3 | 50 | 47 |
| SHIGELLOSIS | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| STREP, GRP A, INV. | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| STREP PNEUMO, INV. | 9 | 56 | 46 |
| SYPHILIS (Primary & Secondary) | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| TUBERCULOSIS | 3 | 22 | 22 |
| WEST NILE VIRUS | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES OF LOW FREQUENCY | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Number Reported Cumulative 2010 |
| Kawasaki Syndrome | 4 |
| Malaria | 5 |
| Toxic Shock Syndromed | 0 |
| Brucellosis | 1 |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | 2 |
| Q Fever, Acute | 1 |
NOTES:
a. Chickenpox cases are reported primarily from schools. Confirmed and probable
cases are included.
b. In November 2010, cases of E.coli O157:H7 were combined into the category "Shiga-toxin producing E.coli (STEC)"
c. Includes lab-confirmed influenza and "Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)." ILI
cases have flu-like symtpoms and are reported primarily by schools.
d. "Meningitis, Bacterial, Other" includes meningitis and bacteremia
caused by bacteria OTHER THAN H. influenzae, N. meningitidis, or S. pneumoniae.
N/A Data not available
e. Case of toxic shock syndrome reported previously was deemed not a case after further review.
Except for chickenpox & influenza-like illness, only confirmed cases (as
defined by National Surveillance Case Definitions) are included. Reports
are considered provisional and subject to updating when more specific
information becomes available.
