3A. NON-SEXUALLY TRANSMITTEDDISEASES
Figure3A-5
Trends in the IncidenceRates
a
of HepatitisAbyYear,
Arizona, 2003-2013
Note:
a
Number of reported cases per 100,000 population.
Hepatitis A
is a liver disease
caused by the
hepatitis A
virus.
During 1995-1996, highly effective
hepatitis A
vaccines became
available in the United States.
Routine childhood vaccination for
hepatitis A
was recommended in
1999.
The
expansion
of
recommendations for routine
hepatitis A
vaccination to include
all children in the United States
aged 12-23 months is likely to
reduce hepatitis rates further.
In Arizona, the incidence rate of
hepatitis A
decreased by 78.0
percent from 5.0/100,000 in 2003
to 1.1/100,000 in 2013 (
Figure
3A-5
).
Figure3A-6
Trends in the Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Total Tuberculosis
a
byYear,
Arizona, 2003-2013
Note:
a
Number of reported cases by year.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious
disease that usually attacks the
lungs, but can attack almost any
part of the body. Tuberculosis is
spread from person to person
through the air.
The number of reported cases of
pulmonary tuberculosis
decreased
from 186 reported cases in 2012 to
168 cases in 2013. The number of
reported cases of tuberculosis
other than pulmonary decreased
from 25 in 2012 to 16 in 2013
(
Figure 3A-6, Table 3A-1
). The
incidence rate of
total
tuberculosis
decreased 3.2/100,000 in 2012 to
2.8/100,000 in 2013 (
Table 5F-2
).
Pulmonary tuberculosis
accounted
for 85.1 percent of all tuberculosis
infections in 2013 (
Table 3A-1
).
Fifteen Arizonans who had
tuberculosis
died from it in 2013
(
Table3A-2
).
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Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
