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Notifiable Disease Report

Kent County Health Department
700 Fuller N.E.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
www.accesskent.com/health
Communicable Disease Section
Phone: (616) 632-7228
Fax: (616) 632-7085
January, 2005
Notifiable diseases reported for Kent County residents through end of month listed above.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIED NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

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DISEASE NUMBER REPORTED MEDIAN CUMULATIVE
This Month
Cumulative 2005
Through Jan 2000-2004
AIDS* (Cumulative Total - 648)
2
2
1
AMEBIASIS
1
1
0
CAMPYLOBACTER
7
7
2
CHICKEN POX
41
41
31
CHLAMYDIA
73
73
N/A
E. coli O157:H7
1
0
1
GIARDIASIS
5
5
8
GONORRHEA
58
58
109
GUILLIAN-BARRE SYNDROME
0
0
0
HEPATITIS A
1
1
0
HEPATITIS B
1
1
1
HEPATITIS C (Acute)
0
0
0
HEPATITIS C (Chronic/Unknown)
35
35
N/A
INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESS
1195
1195
2222
MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC
3
3
1
MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL
2
2
1
MUMPS
1
1
0
PERTUSSIS
0
0
0
SALMONELLOSIS
0
0
4
SHIGELLOSIS
0
0
1
SYPHILIS
0
0
0
TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
0
0
0
TUBERCULOSIS
0
0
0
 
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES OF LOW FREQUENCY
DISEASE NUMBER REPORTED
Cumulative 2005
HEPATITIS B, PREINATAL
1
MALARIA (IMPORTED) 1

NOTES:
* Due to a national effort to de-duplicate the HIV/AIDS Reporting System, there is an abrupt change in the numbers reported out, as of Oct. 13, 2004.

** Previously reported cases were ruled out upon further evaluation.

Bacterial meningitis stats include meningitis reported as: haemophilus influenzae disease; meningitis, other; meningococcal disease; and streptococcal diseas-invasive.

N/A: Not Available.

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