The Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Illinois, 2002 Rod R. Blagojevich Governor Eric E. Whitaker, M.D., M.P.H. Director The Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Illinois, 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS Reportable communicable diseases in Illinois... .......... ......... .......... .......... ........1 2002 summary of selected Illinois infectious diseases . ......... .......... .......... ........3 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome/Human immunodeficiency virus .... ........6 Amebiasis.... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......11 Bioterrorism. .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......13 Blastomycosis ........ .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......14 Botulism ...... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......16 Brucellosis... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......18 Campylobacteriosis .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......20 Central nervous system infections ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......23 Aseptic meningitis or Encephalitis of Unknown Etiology ......... .......... ......24 Aseptic Meningitis or Encephalitis of Known Etiology, Excluding Arboviruses................. .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......26 Arboviral infections... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......28 Haemophilus influenzae, invasive .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......44 Listeria monocytogenes, invasive.. .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......46 Neisseria meningitidis, invasive..... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......48 Streptococcus,Group B, invasive .. .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......51 Cryptosporidiosis.... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......53 Cyclosporiasis ........ .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......56 Ehrlichiosis .. .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......57 Enteric Escherichia coli infections (including E. coli O157:H7).......... .......... ......60 Foodborne outbreaks ........ .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......65 Giardiasis .... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......87 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.................. .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......91 Hepatitis,viral.......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......93 Hepatitis A ... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......97 Hepatitis B ... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....103 Hepatitis C... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....106 Hepatitis, unspecified .................. .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....109 Histoplasmosis ....... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....110 Legionellosis .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....113 Lyme disease ......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....116 Malaria ........ .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....121 Measles....... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....125 Mumps ........ .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....127 Pertussis ..... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....129 Q fever ........ .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....133 Rabies......... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....135 Rabies, potential human exposure......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....144 Rocky Mountain spotted fever................ .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....148 Rubella ........ .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....151 Salmonellosis (non typhoidal) ................ .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....152 Sexually transmitted diseases................ .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....163 Chlamydia ... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....163 Gonorrhea ... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....165 Syphilis ........ .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....167 Shigellosis ... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....170 S. aureus, intermediate or high level resistance .......... ......... .......... .......... ....178 S. pneumoniae, invasive ... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....179 Streptococcus pyogenes, group A (invasive disease).. ......... .......... .......... ....182 Tetanus ....... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....186 Tick-borne diseases found in Illinois....... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....188 Toxic shock syndrome due to S. aureus .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....190 Trichinosis ... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....192 Tuberculosis .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....193 Tularemia .... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....196 Typhoid fever ......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....198 Varicella ...... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....200 Yersiniosis... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....203 Other incidents occurring in 2002........... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....206 Reported cases of infectious diseases in Illinois, 2002 ......... .......... .......... ....207 Methods ...... .......... .......... .................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ....208 Reportable Communicable Diseases in Illinois The following diseases must be reported to local health authorities in Illinois: CLASS 1(a)- The following diseases are reportable by telephone immediately (within 3 hours): 1. Anthrax 5. Smallpox 2. Botulism, foodborne 6. Tularemia 3. Plague 7. Any suspected bioterrorist threat 4. Q-fever or event CLASS 1(b)-The following diseases are reportable within 24 hours of diagnosis: 1. Botulism, infant, wound, and other 12. Measles 2. Cholera 13. Pertussis 3. Diarrhea of the newborn 14. Poliomyelitis 4. Diphtheria 15. Rabies, human 5. Foodborne or waterborne illness 16. Rabies, potential human exposure 6. Hemolytic uremic syndrome, post-diarrheal 17. Typhoid fever 7. Hepatitis A 18. Typhus 8. Any unusual case or cluster of cases that may 19. Enteric Escherichia coli infections indicate a public health hazard (E. coli 0157:H7 and other 9. Haemophilus influenzae, meningitis and other enterohemorrhagic E. coli, invasive disease enterotoxigenic E. coli) 10. Neisseria meningitidis. Meningitis and invasive enteropathogenic E. coli) disease 20. Staphylococcus aureus infections with 11. Streptococcal infections, Group A, invasive intermediate or high level (Including toxic shock syndrome) and sequelae resistance to vancomycin to group A streptococcal infections (rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis) (Continued on attached page) 1 CLASS II-The following diseases shall be reported as soon as possible during normal business hours, but within seven days (exceptions to the seven-day notification requirement are marked with an asterisk; see note below.) 1. AIDS 27. Malaria 2. Amebiasis 28. Meningitis, aseptic (including arbovirus infection) 3. Blastomycosis 29. Mumps 4. Brucellosis 30. Ophthalmia neonatorum (gonococcal)* 5. Campylobacteriosis 31. Psittacosis 6. Chanchroid* 32. Reye’s syndrome 7. Chickenpox 33. Rocky Mountain spotted fever 8. Chlamydia* 34. Rubella, including congenital 9. Cryptosporidiosis 35. Salmonellosis (other than typhoid) 10. Cyclosporiasis 36. Shigellosis 11. Ehrlichiosis, human 37. Staphylococcus aureus infection, toxic shock granulocytic syndrome 12. Ehrlichiosis, human 38. Staphylococcus aureus infections occurring in monocytic infants younger than 28 days of age (within a health care 13. Encephalitis care institution or with onset after discharge) 14. Giardiasis 39. Streptococcal infections, group B, invasive disease, 15. Gonorrhea* of the newborn 16. Hantavirus