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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Table 1 below shows provisional data for vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in California for January 1 through December 31, 2008.  More Branch surveillance data. For detailed surveillance data by jurisdiction, contact Jessica Chang at jessica.chang@cdph.ca.gov.

Table 1: Reported Cases with Onset in 2008 (by Age Group) and Incidence of Selected Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in California (Provisional Data as of 03/31/2008)
 

DISEASE Age Groups  All Ages
  0 -  4 yrs 5 – 17 yrs 18+ yrs Unknown Cases Rate(1)
             
Congenital Rubella Syndrome 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Diphtheria 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
H. influenzae, type b (Hib)(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hepatitis A 6 13 51 0 70 0.73
Hepatitis B 0 0 22 0 22 0.23
Measles(3) 4 8 0 0 12 0.13
Meningococcal Disease 11 7 41 1 60 0.63
Mumps(4) 0 0 1 0 1 0.01
Polio 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pertussis 9 7 18 0 34 .36
Rubella(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tetanus 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
             

1.    Annualized incidence rate = cases/100,000 population.  Population estimates source: California Department of Finance projections based on the 2000 Census

2.   Invasive H. influenzae is reportable only for cases < 15 years of age.
3.   Confirmed cases only.

Prepared by California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch

 
 
Last modified on: 11/5/2008 11:38 PM