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Notifiable Communicable Disease Incidences
& Rates
By Year of Onset, 1995 - 2000
Los Angeles County
Number of Reported Cases
Rates
| Disease |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Amebiasis |
106 |
134 |
158 |
148 |
215 |
187 |
| Botulism |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Brucellosis |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
|
Campylobacteriosis |
1,273 |
1,089 |
1,215 |
1,523 |
1,736 |
1,401 |
| Cholera |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Coccidioidomycosis |
51 |
48 |
51 |
46 |
70 |
80 |
|
Cryptosporidiosis |
74 |
71 |
94 |
77 |
149 |
211 |
| Cysticercosis |
36 |
27 |
23 |
34 |
33 |
26 |
| Dengue |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| E. coli
O157:H7 |
27 |
12 |
23 |
20 |
18 |
9 |
| Encephalitis |
46 |
39 |
46 |
34 |
33 |
59 |
| Foodborne
outbreaks |
40 |
39 |
32 |
40 |
12 |
15 |
| Giardiasis |
499 |
592 |
678 |
770 |
971 |
940 |
| Haemophilus
influenzae type b |
1 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
| Hansen's Disease
(Leprosy) |
9 |
10 |
13 |
18 |
9 |
10 |
| Disease |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Hepatitis A |
839 |
1,123 |
888 |
1,480 |
1,371 |
1,062 |
| Hepatitis B |
65 |
61 |
92 |
109 |
247 |
231 |
| Hepatitis C |
28 |
21 |
12 |
23 |
246 |
205 |
| Hepatitis
unspecified |
11 |
9 |
10 |
16 |
28 |
22 |
| Kawasaki
syndrome |
28 |
29 |
37 |
20 |
20 |
39 |
| Legionellosis |
14 |
16 |
20 |
32 |
12 |
16 |
| Listeriosis,
nonperinatal |
19 |
21 |
24 |
14 |
30 |
26 |
| Listeriosis,
perinatal |
8 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
| Lyme disease |
5 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
| Malaria |
43 |
62 |
50 |
55 |
62 |
76 |
| Measles |
5 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
| Meningitis,
viral |
260 |
227 |
441 |
227 |
185 |
167 |
| Meningococcal
infections |
53 |
49 |
50 |
74 |
59 |
52 |
| Mumps |
29 |
24 |
21 |
39 |
37 |
42 |
| Pertussis |
102 |
236 |
77 |
32 |
120 |
103 |
| Psittacosis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Disease |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Q-fever |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Relapsing fever |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rheumatic fever,
acute |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Rubella |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| Salmonellosis |
989 |
1,101 |
1,253 |
1,675 |
1,773 |
2,084 |
| Shigellosis |
832 |
669 |
783 |
848 |
1,130 |
1,747 |
| Strongyloidiasis |
1 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
| Tetanus |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
| Trichinosis |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Tularemia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Typhoid fever,
case |
21 |
20 |
17 |
26 |
31 |
26 |
| Typhoid fever,
carrier |
5 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| Typhus fever |
17 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
16 |
11 |
| Vibrio |
18 |
3 |
31 |
28 |
23 |
12 |
Incident
Rate of Reported Cases (per 100,000 Population)**
| Disease |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Amebiasis |
1.15 |
1.46 |
1.74 |
1.64 |
2.42 |
2.14 |
| Botulism |
- |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
| Brucellosis |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
|
Campylobacteriosis |
13.77 |
11.87 |
13.36 |
16.83 |
19.55 |
16.00 |
| Cholera |
- |
- |
0.02 |
- |
- |
0.02 |
|
Coccidioidomycosis |
0.55 |
0.52 |
0.56 |
0.51 |
0.79 |
0.91 |
|
Cryptosporidiosis |
0.80 |
0.77 |
1.03 |
0.85 |
1.68 |
2.41 |
| Cysticercosis |
0.39 |
0.29 |
0.25 |
0.38 |
0.37 |
0.30 |
| Dengue |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
- |
0.02 |
| E. coli
O157:H7 |
0.29 |
0.13 |
0.25 |
0.22 |
0.20 |
0.10 |
| Encephalitis |
0.50 |
0.43 |
0.51 |
0.38 |
0.37 |
0.67 |
| Giardiasis |
5.40 |
6.45 |
7.45 |
8.51 |
10.93 |
10.74 |
| Haemophilus
influenzae type b |
0.01 |
- |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
| Hansen's disease
(Leprosy) |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.20 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
| Disease |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Hepatitis A |
9.07 |
12.24 |
9.76 |
16.35 |
14.99 |
12.13 |
| Hepatitis B |
0.70 |
0.67 |
1.01 |
1.20 |
2.78 |
2.64 |
| Hepatitis C |
0.30 |
0.23 |
0.13 |
0.25 |
2.77 |
2.34 |
| Hepatitis
unspecified |
0.12 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.18 |
0.32 |
0.25 |
| Kawasaki
syndrome |
0.30 |
0.32 |
0.41 |
0.22 |
0.23 |
0.45 |
| Legionellosis |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.22 |
0.35 |
0.14 |
0.18 |
| Listeriosis,
nonperinatal |
0.21 |
0.23 |
0.26 |
0.15 |
0.34 |
0.30 |
| Listeriosis,
perinatal * |
5.54 |
7.69 |
4.19 |
5.02 |
3.19 |
5.81 |
| Lyme disease |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
| Malaria |
0.47 |
0.68 |
0.55 |
0.61 |
0.70 |
0.87 |
| Measles |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
| Meningitis,
viral |
2.81 |
2.48 |
4.85 |
2.51 |
2.08 |
1.91 |
| Meningococcal
infections |
0.57 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
0.66 |
0.59 |
| Mumps |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.23 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
0.48 |
| Pertussis |
1.10 |
2.57 |
0.85 |
0.35 |
1.35 |
1.18 |
| Psittacosis |
- |
0.01 |
- |
0.01 |
- |
- |
| Disease |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Q-fever |
0.01 |
- |
0.01 |
- |
- |
- |
| Relapsing fever |
- |
0.01 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rheumatic fever,
acute |
0.01 |
0.01 |
- |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| Rubella |
0.03 |
- |
- |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Salmonellosis |
10.70 |
12.00 |
13.77 |
18.51 |
19.97 |
23.81 |
| Shigellosis |
9.00 |
7.29 |
8.61 |
9.37 |
12.73 |
19.96 |
| Strongyloidiasis |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.04 |
0.12 |
0.19 |
| Tetanus |
- |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
| Trichinosis |
- |
- |
0.03 |
0.02 |
- |
0.01 |
| Tularemia |
- |
- |
- |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Typhoid fever,
case |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.19 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.30 |
| Typhoid fever,
carrier |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
| Typhus fever |
0.18 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.14 |
0.18 |
0.13 |
| Vibrio |
0.19 |
0.03 |
0.34 |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.14 |
* Rates for perinatal listeriosis were calculated as cases per 100,000
live births.
** Rates of disease based on less than 19 cases or events are considered
"unreliable." A zero rate made from no events is especially hazardous and are
not reported here, except with a dash ("-").
Source: Los Angeles County Dept. of Health
Services
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