Notifiable Disease Report - December, 2011
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 2011 |
Through December 2006-2010 |
|
| AIDS (Cumulative Total - 883) | 0 | 22 | 31 |
| AMEBIASIS | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| CAMPYLOBACTER | 1 | 50 | 59 |
| CHICKEN POXa | 5 | 42 | 214 |
| CHLAMYDIA | 241 | 3539 | 3322 |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS | 0 | 14 | 18 |
| Shiga Toxin Producing E. Colib | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| GIARDIASIS | 6 | 74 | 79 |
| GONORRHEA | 53 | 724 | 1030 |
| H. INFLUENZAE DISEASE, INV | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| HEPATITIS A | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| HEPATITIS B (Acute) | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| HEPATITIS C (Acute) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HEPATITIS C (Chronic/Unknown) | 20 | 218 | 318 |
| INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESSc | 4928 | 54677 | 49103 |
| LEGIONELLOSIS | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| LYME DISEASE | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC | 0 | 29 | 40 |
| MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL, OTHERd | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE, INV | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| MUMPS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PERTUSSIS | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| SALMONELLOSIS | 4 | 37 | 50 |
| SHIGELLOSIS | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| STREP, GRP A, INV. | 2 | 28 | 14 |
| STREP PNEUMO, INV. | 9 | 38 | 56 |
| SYPHILIS (Primary & Secondary) | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| TUBERCULOSIS | 0 | 23 | 22 |
| WEST NILE VIRUS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES OF LOW FREQUENCY | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Number Reported Cumulative 2011 |
| Malaria | 6 |
| Listeriosis |
1 |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | 2 |
| Guillain-Barre Syndrome | 1 |
| Kawasaki Syndrome | 4 |
| Toxic Shock Syndrome | 1 |
| Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome | 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 "Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)" and lab-confirmed influenza. 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.
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.
