Monthly Infectious Disease Summary
April 2012

(infectious disease data presented here is preliminary)

Monthly Highlights
Reportable Disease Conditions Higher Than Expected Counts for Current Month (see Table 3)
-Hepatitis C, acute - For the month of April 2012, the number of acute hepatitis C cases reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (3 cases vs. 0.6 cases expected). For more information about hepatitis C, click here. -Influenza-associated hospitalizations - For the month of April 2012, the number of influenza-associated hospitalizations reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (71 cases vs. 17.4 cases expected). For more information about influenza, click here.
Reportable Disease Conditions Higher Than Expected Counts for Past 12 Month Period (see Table 1 and Table 2)
-Amebiasis - Over the past 12-month period (April 2011 through March 2012), the number of amebiasis infections reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (15 cases vs. 8 cases expected). For more information about amebiasis, click here. -Botulism - Over the past 12-month period (April 2011 through March 2012), the number of botulism infections reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (11 cases vs. 3 cases expected). For more information about botulism, click here. -Brucellosis - Over the past 12-month period (April 2011 through March 2012), the number of brucellosis infections reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (3 cases vs. 0.2 cases expected). For more information about brucellosis, click here. -Echinococcosis - Over the past 12-month period (April 2011 through March 2012), the number of echinococcosis infections reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (1 case vs. 0 cases expected). For more information about echinococcosis, click here. -Norovirus - Over the past 12-month period (April 2011 through March 2012), the number of norovirus infections reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (73 cases vs. 26.2 cases expected). For more information about norovirus, click here. -Pertussis - Over the past 12-month period (April 2011 through March 2012), the number of pertussis infections reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (615 cases vs. 342 cases expected). For more information about pertussis, click here. -Rubella - Over the past 12-month period (April 2011 through March 2012), the number of rubella infections reported to public health was higher than expected based on the five year average for this same time period (2 cases vs. 0 cases expected). For more information about rubella, click here.

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Description of the tables & figures in the monthly summary	Listing of the tables & figures
Disease Counts 12-Month Period & Five-Year Average Tables that show the total counts of disease for reportable infectious diseases in Utah for the current year and past five years using a 12-month window period.	Table 1 (diseases A-Ly)	Table 2 (diseases M-Z)
Disease Counts 12-Month Period vs. Five-Year Average Charts that show a logarithmic scale of the total counts of reportable infectious diseases in Utah for the current 12-month window period compared to the five-year average for the same 12-month window period.	Figure 1 (diseases A-Ly)	Figure 2 (diseases M-Z)
Disease Counts Month of April 2012 Table that compares the counts of selected reportable diseases for April 2012 and for each April for the past five years. The table also shows the historical five-year average for the selected diseases for April.	Table 3
Disease Counts April 2012 vs. Five-Year Average for April Chart that shows a logarithmic scale of the counts of selected reportable diseases for April 2012 compared to the five-year average for April for the same reportable diseases.	Figure 3
Monthly Disease Counts Past 12 Months & Five-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 five-month average.	Table 4
Disease Counts Current Month vs. Previous Five-Month Average Chart showing a logarithmic scale of the total counts of selected reportable diseases for the current month, compared to the previous five-month average for each selected reportable disease.	Figure 4
Disease Counts by Local Health District April 2012 Table showing the counts of selected reportable diseases by Local Health District for April 2012.	Table 5
**To view the disease case status (confirmed, probable, suspect) criteria used to determine the counts for each disease click here.