| TABLE
C12. REPORTED CASES AND RATES OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES |
| NEW
JERSEY, 1994-1998 |
| DISEASE |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
NUMBER |
RATE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
| CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS |
720 |
9.1 |
675 |
8.5 |
792 |
9.9 |
544 |
6.8 |
430 |
5.3 |
| GIARDIASIS |
634 |
8.0 |
711 |
8.9 |
908 |
11.4 |
894 |
11.1 |
762 |
9.4 |
| HEPATITIS
A |
306 |
3.9 |
312 |
3.9 |
394 |
4.9 |
316 |
3.9 |
343 |
4.2 |
| HEPATITIS
B |
410 |
5.2 |
368 |
4.6 |
279 |
3.5 |
249 |
3.1 |
205 |
2.5 |
| LYME
DISEASE |
1,532 |
19.4 |
1,703 |
21.4 |
2,190 |
27.4 |
2,041 |
25.3 |
1,911 |
23.5 |
| SALMONELLA |
1,160 |
14.7 |
1,734 |
21.8 |
1,580 |
19.8 |
1,501 |
18.6 |
1,476 |
18.2 |
| SHIGELLOSIS |
522 |
6.6 |
1,038 |
13.1 |
434 |
5.4 |
625 |
7.8 |
662 |
8.2 |
| Rates
are computed per 100,000 population. |
| Source:
New Jersey Department of Health |
|
Communicable Disease Service |
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