Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Weekly Published March 30, 2007, for 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 53 Summary of Notifiable Diseases — United States, 2005 department of health and human services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MMWR The MMWR series of publications is published by the Coordinating CONTENTS Center for Health Information and Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Preface .................................................................................2 Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333. Background ..........................................................................2 Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infectious Diseases Designated as Notifiable at the National [Summary of notifiable diseases—United States, 2004]. Published Xxxxxx xx, 200x, for MMWR 2005;54(No. 53):[inclusive page Level During 2005 ............................................................4 numbers]. Data Sources ........................................................................5 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Interpreting Data ..................................................................6 Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH Director Transition in NNDSS Data Collection and Reporting .............6 Tanja Popovic, MD, PhD Highlights .............................................................................7 (Acting) Chief Science Officer PART 1. Summaries of Notifiable Diseases in the United James W. Stephens, PhD (Acting) Associate Director for Science States, 2005 ................................................................... 17 Steven L. Solomon, MD TABLE 1. Reported cases of notifiable diseases, by Director, Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service month — United States, 2005 ......................................18 Jay M. Bernhardt, PhD, MPH Director, National Center for Health Marketing TABLE 2. Reported cases of notifiable diseases, by Judith R. Aguilar geographic division and area — United States, 2005 ... 20 (Acting) Director, Division of Health Information Dissemination (Proposed) TABLE 3. Reported cases and incidence of notifiable Editorial and Production Staff diseases, by age group — United States, 2005 ............31 Frederick E. Shaw, MD, JD TABLE 4. Reported cases and incidence of notifiable Editor, MMWR Series diseases, by sex — United States, 2005 ....................... 33 John S. Moran, MD, MPH Guest Editor, MMWR Series TABLE 5. Reported cases and incidence of notifiable Suzanne M. Hewitt, MPA diseases, by race — United States, 2005 ......................35 Managing Editor, MMWR Series TABLE 6. Reported cases and incidence of notifiable Teresa F. Rutledge Lead Technical Writer-Editor diseases, by ethnicity — United States, 2005 ............... 37 Jeffrey D. Sokolow, MA PART 2. Graphs and Maps for Selected Notifiable Diseases Project Editor in the United States, 2005 ..............................................39 Beverly J. Holland Lead Visual Information Specialist PART 3. Historical Summaries of Notifiable Diseases in the Lynda G. Cupell United States, 1974–2005............................................... 73 Visual Information Specialist TABLE 7. Reported incidence of notifiable diseases — Quang M. Doan, MBA Erica R. Shaver United States, 1995–2005 ............................................74 Information Technology Specialists TABLE 8. Reported cases of notifiable diseases — Editorial Board United States, 1998–2005 ............................................76 William L. Roper, MD, MPH, Chapel Hill, NC, Chairman Virginia A. Caine, MD, Indianapolis, IN TABLE 9. Reported cases of notifiable diseases — David W. Fleming, MD, Seattle, WA United States, 1990–1997 ............................................78 William E. Halperin, MD, DrPH, MPH, Newark, NJ Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, Washington, DC TABLE 10. Reported cases of notifiable diseases — King K. Holmes, MD, PhD, Seattle, WA United States, 1982–1989 ............................................80 Deborah Holtzman, PhD, Atlanta, GA John K. Iglehart, Bethesda, MD TABLE 11. Reported cases of notifiable diseases — Dennis G. Maki, MD, Madison, WI United States, 1974–1981 ............................................81 Sue Mallonee, MPH, Oklahoma City, OK Stanley A. Plotkin, MD, Doylestown, PA TABLE 12. Deaths from selected nationally notifiable Patricia Quinlisk, MD, MPH, Des Moines, IA diseases — United States, 2002–2003..........................82 Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH, Madison, WI Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, Chapel Hill, NC Selected Reading ............................................................... 83 John V. Rullan, MD, MPH, San Juan, PR Anne Schuchat, MD, Atlanta, GA Dixie E. Snider, MD, MPH, Atlanta, GA John W. Ward, MD, Atlanta, GA Vol. 54 / No. 53 MMWR 1 Summary of Notifiable Diseases — United States, 2005 Prepared by Scott J.N. McNabb, PhD Ruth Ann Jajosky, DMD Patsy A. Hall-Baker, Annual Summary Coordinator Deborah A. Adams Pearl Sharp Willie J. Anderson J. Javier Aponte Gerald F. Jones David A. Nitschke Carol A. Worsham Roland A. Richard, Jr., MPH Division of Integrated Surveillance Systems and Services, National Center for Public Health Informatics, Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service, CDC 2 MMWR March 30, 2007 Preface Public Health Surveillance Team — NNDSS, Division of Integrated Surveillance Systems and Services, National The Summary of Notifiable Diseases — United States, 2005 Center for Public Health Informatics at [email protected]. contains the official statistics, in tabular and graphic form, for the reported occurrence of nationally notifiable infectious diseases in the United States for 2005. Unless otherwise noted, Background the data are final totals for 2005 reported as of June 30, 2006. These statistics are collected and compiled from reports sent The infectious diseases designated as notifiable at the by state health departments to the National Notifiable Dis- national level during 2005 are listed on page 3. A notifi- eases Surveillance System (NNDSS), which is operated by able disease is one for which regular, frequent, and timely CDC in collaboration with the Council of State and Territo- information regarding individual cases is considered neces- rial Epidemiologists (CSTE). The Summary is available at sary for the prevention and control of the disease. A brief http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/summary.html. This site also history of the reporting of nationally notifiable infectious includes publications from previous years. diseases in the United States is available at http:// The Highlights section presents noteworthy epidemiologic www.cdc.gov/epo/dphsi/nndsshis.htm. In 1961, CDC and prevention information for 2005 for selected diseases assumed responsibility for the collection and publication and additional information to aid in the interpretation of of data on nationally notifiable diseases. NNDSS is neither surveillance and disease-trend data. Part 1 contains tables a single surveillance system nor a method of reporting. Cer- showing incidence data for the nationally notifiable infec- tain NNDSS data are reported to CDC through separate tious diseases during 2005.* The tables provide the number surveillance information systems and through different of cases reported to CDC for 2005 as well as the distribution reporting mechanisms; however, these data are aggregated of cases by month, geographic location, and the patient’s and compiled for publication purposes. demographic characteristics (age, sex, race, and ethnicity). Notifiable disease reporting at the local level protects the Part 2 contains graphs and maps that depict summary data public’s health by ensuring the proper identification and for certain notifiable infectious diseases described in tabular follow-up of cases. Public health workers ensure that per- form in Part 1. Part 3 contains tables that list the number of sons who are already ill receive appropriate treatment; trace cases of notifiable diseases reported to CDC since 1973. This contacts who need vaccines, treatment, quarantine, or edu- section also includes a table enumerating deaths associated cation; investigate and halt outbreaks; eliminate environ- with specified notifiable diseases reported to CDC’s National mental hazards; and close premises where spread has Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) during 2002–2003. occurred. Surveillance of notifiable conditions helps public The Selected Reading section presents general and disease- health authorities to monitor the impact of notifiable con- specific references for notifiable infectious diseases. These ref- ditions, measure disease trends, assess the effectiveness of erences provide additional information on surveillance and control and prevention measures, identify populations or epidemiologic concerns, diagnostic concerns, and disease- geographic areas at high risk, allocate resources appropri- control activities. ately, formulate prevention strategies, and develop public Comments and suggestions from readers are welcome. To health policies. Monitoring surveillance data enables pub- increase the usefulness of future editions, comments about lic health authorities to detect sudden changes in disease the current report and descriptions of how information is occurrence and distribution, identify changes in agents and or could be used are invited. Comments should be sent to host factors, and detect changes in health-care practices. The list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases is revised periodically. A disease might