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Show Infectious Diseases Measles (ICD-9=055, ICD-10=B05) Compiled by Nathan Harris 2001 Utah Measles Cases: 0 Measles is caused by a virus and is a very infectious disease that can be particularly serious to infants. The virus is found in nose and throat secretions of infected people. Direct contact with these secretions or exposure to the cougli or sneeze of an infected person can spread the disease. The most effective way to prevent measles is to receive the vaccine. Utah is usually below the national average childhood immunization rate. Over the last ten Table 1. Incidence of Measlesa, Utah and U.S., 1980-1999. Incidence (per 100,000) Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Utah 3.19 0.00 0.20 1.40 1.70 0.00 0.78 0.06 0.12 6.68 12.95 12.62 0.00 0.00 7.10 0.00 5.89 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 U.S. 6.00 1.40 0.70 0.60 1.01 1.20 2.60 1.50 1.40 7.30 11.20 3.82 0.88 0.12 0.37 0.12 0.20 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 Utah:U.S. 0.53 0.00 0.29 2.33 1.55 0.00 0.31 0.07 0.09 0.92 1.16 3.32 0.00 0.00 17.70 0.00 29.47 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Figure 1. Incidence of Measles, Utah and U.S., 1980-1999. Utah-----------U.S. years, spikes in Utah's Measles rates are much larger than the U.S. as a whole (Figure 1, Tables 1& 2). Utah has seen a steady decline of reported cases and an increase in immunization rate after implementing public health programs focused on childhood immunizations (Figure 2). Table 2. Number of Cases of Measles23 by age, Utah and U.S., 1980-2000. Age Cohort (years) Year Total <1 Ito4 j 5 to 19 >20 1980 47 7 29 6 5 1981 0 0 0 0 0 1982 3 0 1 2 0 1983 22 1 13 7 1 1984 27 4 11 11 1 1985 0 0 0 0 0 1986 13 1 8 3 1 1987 1 1 0 0 o 1988 2 1 0 0 1 1989 114 9 45 42 18 1990 147 7 21 86 7 1991 224 45 33 121 25 1992 0 0 0 0 0 1993 0 0 0 0 0 1994 136 9 28 84 15 1995 0 0 0 0 0 1996 118 6 20 84 16 1997 1 0 1 0 0 1998 0 0 0 0 0 1999 0 0 0 0 0 2000 3 0 0 1 2 2001 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 2. Estimated Vaccination Rate Among Children 19-35 Months, Utah and U.S., 1995-2000. 94 - ------Utah % ---- - U.S. % 92 - 88 - 86 - 84 - 80 - 1980 1985 1995 1995 1996 1997 1998 Year 1999 2000 Sources; Utah 1980-2001: Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology. [Online] hitp:/Vw\vw.heaith.slate,ut us/el s/epiderniology/aarpt/. Accessed 7/24/03. U.S. 1980-2001: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR (E.G.50:53) [Online] hup://www.edc.Rov/ninrwxf. Accessed 7/24/03. 80 Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume IX |
