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Show Pertussis (Cases in 1996 in Utah = 16) Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, primarily affects infants under the age of one. Public health programs and immunizations have contributed to the significant drop in incidence rates since the 1950s. Since 1982, rates for the United States and Utah have fluctuated annually. For many years during this time the Utah rate has been above the national average. This could be explained in part by the greater proportion of children in Utah's population. There is no apparent trend in disease incidence in Utah. Although graphically the fluctuations in the Utah incidence are dramatic, they are probably due to the very small number of cases and the year to year variability of a communicable disease such as pertussis. Tables 60 and 61. Sources: Utah 1996: Utah Dept of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology. Annual Communicable Disease Reports. (Unpublished Report). US 1996: Center for Disease Control. (1997). Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States 1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - 45(53). Atlanta, GA: Government Printing Office p 73. Figure 34_______________________________ Table 60. Pertussis Year Utah U.S. Utah:U.S 1951 26.6 44.8 0.59:1 1961 8.7 6.3 1.38:1 1971 0.7 1.5 0.47:1 1980 0.7 0.8 0.88:1 1981 0.5 0.5 1.00:1 1982 0.3 0.8 0.38:1 1983 1.9 1.1 1.73:1 1984 0.4 1.0 0.40:1 1985 3.7 1.5 2.47:1 1986 2.6 1.7 1.53:1 1987 0.9 1.2 0.75:1 1988 2.6 1.4 1.86:1 1989 1.5 1.7 0.88:1 1990 2.3 1.8 1.28:1 1991 0.8 1.1 0.73:1 1992 2.5 1.6 1.60:1 1993 2.4 2.6 0.92:1 1994 1.9 2.0 0.95:1 1995 0.5 1.7 0.29:1 1996 0.8 2.94 0.27:1 incidence rates per 100,000 population. Pertussis 4 j Incidence Rates per 100,000 2 -Population , 0 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 ^ 1996 Table 61.1 Jtah Incidence of Pertussis by Age Year Total <lYear 1-4 Years 5-19 Years 20+Years Not Stated 1980 10 4 6 0 0 0 1981 8 5 3 0 0 0 1982 4 2 2 0 0 0 1983 31 16 10 3 1 1 1984 7 6 1 0 0 0 1985 60 23 21 5 11 0 1986 44 32 7 2 3 0 1987 15 11 4 0 0 0 1988 44 22 15 3 3 1 1989 26 12 9 4 0 1 1990 40 24 9 7 0 0 1991 45 24 11 8 1 1 1992 45 30 8 5 2 0 1993 45 30 8 5 2 0 1994 37 26 3 6 2 0 1995 8 6 1 1 0 0 1996 16 7 2 4 0 106 |
