COMMUNICABLE DISEASES REPORTED TO THE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
MECKLENBURG COUNTY RESIDENTS: FEBRUARY 2003
(Reflects Report Dates Not Always Onset Dates)
DISEASES
2
AIDS
Anthrax*
Botulism*
Brucellosis
Campylobacter Infection
Cholera
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Cryptosporidiosis
Cyclosporiasis
Dengue
Diphtheria
E. coli Shiga toxin-producing
Ehrlichiosis
Encephalitis, arboviral
Enterococci, Vancomycin-resistant (“VRE”)
Foodborne Disease:
C. perfringens
Staphylococcal
Other or Unknown Foodborne
Hantavirus Infection
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Thombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Hemophilus influenzae, Invasive Disease
Hemorrhagic Fever, Viral*
1
Feb. 2003
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Feb. 5-yr. Average
1
1
YTD 5-yr. Average
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
YTD
21
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
15
0
20
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
12
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
33
0
24
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
9
0
30
0
30
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
3
0
3
0
11
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Hepatitis, Viral:
Type A
Type B, Acute
Perinatal Hepatitis B
Type B, Carrier
Type C, Acute
3
HIV Infection
Legionellosis
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Lyme Disease
Malaria
Measles (Rubeola), Total
Indigenous
Imported
Meningitis, Pneumococcal
Meningococcal Disease
Mumps
Plague*
Polio, paralytic
Psittacosis
Q Fever
Rabies:
4
Animal
Human
Reported Diseases
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DISEASES
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rubella
Rubella, Congenital Syndrome
Salmonellosis
Shigellosis
Smallpox*
Streptococcal Infection, Group A Invasive Disease
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Tetanus
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxoplasmosis, Congenital
Trichinosis
Tularemia
Typhoid, Acute
Typhoid Carrier
Typhus, Epidemic (Louse-Borne)
Vibrio Infection, other than vulnificus & cholera
Vibrio Vulnificus
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Yellow Fever
Tuberculosis
1
Feb. 2003
0
0
0
16
172
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Feb. 5-yr. Average
1
0
0
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
YTD
0
0
0
87
462
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
143
109
0
0
14
18
11
0
0
521
392
0
0
26
21
11
0
1
YTD 5-yr. Average
1
0
0
20
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
8
Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
Chancroid
Chlamydia (Laboratory confirmed)
Gonorrhea
5
Penicillinase-Producing Gonorrhea
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Syphilis
Congenital Syphilis
0
284
203
0
0
5
9
4
0
0
309
241
0
0
42
38
22
0
TO REPORT DISEASES BY TELEPHONE:
Animal bite consults: Al Piercy 704 336-6440
General Diseases including Hepatitis B: • Nancy Hill 704 336-5498 • Jane Hoffman 704 336-5490 •
• Beth Quinn 704 336-5398 • Monica O’Lenic 704-336-6436 • Shannon Gilbert 704 353-1270
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS: Carlos McCoy 704 336-3355 • Regional Office 704 336-6480
Suspected Foodborne Outbreaks: Bill Hardister 704 336-5533
Tuberculosis: Lou Cook 704 921-6316
To obtain a supply of the North Carolina Communicable Disease Report Cards: Lisa Sealey 704 336-2817 •
Regional Office 704 336-6480
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Figures subject to change, diseases bold, Italic and an asterisk* are reported immediately, bold & Italic within 24 hours and
7 days for all others diseases.
This number reflects the number of AIDS cases reported this month to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services. As of February 1996, AIDS cases in North Carolina are attributed to year of report. The cumulative number for
AIDS cases is 1,589 in Mecklenburg County and 11,903 in North Carolina as of December 31, 2002. The cumulative
number of AIDS cases reported to the CDC is 816,149 as of December 31, 2001. AIDS case reporting began in 1984.
The cumulative number for HIV Infection (not AIDS) is 4,011 in Mecklenburg County and 23,235 in North Carolina. This
figure is based on reports of confidential testing done between February 1990 – December 31, 2002.
1 fox; 1 raccoon
Morbidity cards do not always indicate Penicillinase-testing results. The PPNG number is included in gonorrhea total.
Statistics compiled by PH Epidemiology and MCHD Communicable Disease. 2/2003