Monthly Infectious Disease Summary
May 2009

(infectious disease data presented here is preliminary)

Monthly Highlights
Reportable Disease Conditions Higher Than Expected Counts for Current Month (see table 3)
Campylobacter - the number of Campylobacter cases for May 2009 was higher than expected for the month when compared to the past 5-year average for May. The increase of cases in May 2009 may be attributed in part to a small cluster of Campylobacter jejuni cases that were possibly linked to consumption of unpasteurized raw milk and queso fresco (soft Mexican-style cheese). For additional general information on Campylobacter click here. Novel Influenza A Hospitaliztions - all hospitalized cases of novel influenza A are due to the novel H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) pandemic. For the most current information on the pandemic click here.
Reportable Disease Conditions Higher Than Expected Counts over last 12 month period (see table 1)
Novel Influenza A Hospitalizations (see explanation above)

 

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Description of the tables & figures in the monthly summary	Listing of the tables & figures
Disease Counts 12-Month Period & 5-Year Average Tables that show the total counts of disease for all reportable infectious diseases in Utah for the current year and past 5 years using a 12-month window period.	Table 1 (diseases A-Li)	Table 2 (diseases Ly-Z)
Disease Counts 12-Month Period vs. 5-Year Average Charts that show a logarithmic scale of the total counts for all reportable infectious diseases in Utah for the current 12-month window period compared to the 5-year average for the same 12-month window period.	Figure 1 (diseases A-Li)	Figure 2 (diseases Ly-Z)
Disease Counts Month of May Table that compares the counts of selected reportable diseases for May 2009 and for each May for the past 5 years. The table also shows the historical 5-year average for the selected diseases for May.	Table 3
Disease Counts May 2009 vs. 5-Yr Average for May Chart that shows a logarithmic scale of the counts of selected reportable diseases for May 2009 compared to the 5-year average for May for the same reportable diseases.	Figure 3
Monthly Disease Counts Past 12 Months & 5-Month Average Table that shows the counts of selected reportable diseases for the current month and each of the previous 11 months compared to the previous 5-month average.	Table 4
Disease Counts Current Month vs. Previous 5-Month Average Chart showing a logarithmic scale of the total counts of selected reportable diseases for the current month, compared to the previous 5-month average for each selected reportable disease.	Figure 4
Disease Counts by Local Health District May 2009 Table showing the counts of selected reportable diseases by Local Health District for May 2009.	Table 5
**To view the disease case status (confirmed, probable, suspect) criteria used to determine the counts for each disease click here.