Infectious Disease* Data
Human Cases of Reportable Infectious (Non-Zoonotic) Diseases in Texas, 1990 to 2008
| Disease |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
| Amebiasis |
139 |
86 |
108 |
86 |
110 |
118 |
130 |
153 |
75 |
37 |
37 |
34 |
104 |
201 |
314 |
135 |
204 |
434 |
336 |
| Botulism, Infant |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
27 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
| Botulism, Foodborne |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Botulism, Wound |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Botulism, Other |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Campylobacteriosis |
739 |
810 |
996 |
849 |
997 |
993 |
897 |
981 |
881 |
1,153 |
1,237 |
1,109 |
822 |
1,218 |
1,264 |
816 |
1,075 |
1,690 |
1,441 |
| Chickenpox |
26,636 |
19,409 |
20,554 |
14,291 |
16,159 |
22,568 |
20,332 |
26,688 |
20,484 |
7,473 |
6,967 |
5,741 |
6,047 |
5,465 |
8,544 |
8,336 |
11,768 |
10,061 |
7,839 |
| Cholera |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Contaminated Sharps Injury |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
1,789 |
1,622 |
1,779 |
1,686 |
1,858 |
1,461 |
1,454 |
1,652 |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
15 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
16 |
13 |
15 |
10 |
14 |
18 |
| Cryptosporidiosis |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
43 |
906 |
69 |
114 |
95 |
35 |
79 |
93 |
115 |
273 |
233 |
3,342 |
| Cyclospora |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| E-coli, O157:H7 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
72 |
38 |
53 |
42 |
85 |
105 |
137 |
86 |
74 |
56 |
47 |
37 |
78 |
NA |
NA |
| E-coli, SHIGA POSITIVE NON-O157 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
NA |
NA |
| E-coli, SHIGA POSITIVE NOT SEROGROUPED |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
0 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
54 |
111 |
NA |
NA |
| Escherichia coli, Shiga Toxin-Producing (STEC) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
210 |
332 |
| Encephalitis, Nonarboviral |
74 |
21 |
89 |
61 |
54 |
71 |
31 |
44 |
34 |
27 |
39 |
46 |
33 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
11 |
15 |
| Haemophilus Influenzae Serotype b |
625 |
152 |
42 |
51 |
20 |
40 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
| Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
11 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
18 |
21 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
| Hepatitis A |
2,722 |
2,663 |
1,828 |
2,798 |
2,877 |
3,001 |
3,460 |
4,511 |
3,538 |
2,516 |
1,937 |
1,154 |
960 |
613 |
624 |
461 |
330 |
264 |
259 |
| Hepatitis B, Acute |
1,789 |
1,958 |
1,528 |
1,354 |
1,422 |
1,211 |
1,258 |
1,245 |
1,960 |
864 |
1,059 |
714 |
1,110 |
965 |
687 |
742 |
833 |
741 |
562 |
| Hepatitis B, PERINATAL (AGE 24 MONTHS) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
11 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
| Hepatitis C, ACUTE |
NA |
NA |
255 |
384 |
305 |
340 |
205 |
384 |
443 |
321 |
238 |
138 |
235 |
32 |
95 |
95 |
56 |
67 |
59 |
| Hepatitis C, CHRONIC |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
17,456 |
29,244 |
32,037 |
33,882 |
28,053 |
36,266 |
NA |
NR |
NR |
| Hepatitis D |
NA |
NA |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Hepatitis E |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Hepatitis NANB, ACUTE |
130 |
144 |
26 |
28 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Hepatitis UNSPECIFIED, ACUTE |
287 |
260 |
191 |
157 |
86 |
67 |
40 |
31 |
16 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Influenza, Pediatric Mortality |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
13 |
9 |
| Legionnaire's |
25 |
23 |
24 |
22 |
15 |
13 |
32 |
32 |
17 |
22 |
15 |
17 |
29 |
71 |
137 |
55 |
69 |
121 |
81 |
| Listeriosis |
32 |
52 |
26 |
28 |
64 |
41 |
47 |
37 |
29 |
19 |
25 |
31 |
24 |
41 |
42 |
39 |
41 |
64 |
37 |
| Measles |
4,409 |
294 |
1,0970 |
10 |
17 |
14 |
49 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| Meningitis, ASEPTIC |
811 |
1,275 |
1,242 |
1,329 |
970 |
1,566 |
927 |
1,018 |
1,576 |
921 |
1,233 |
1,992 |
1,355 |
3,109 |
2,521 |
1,878 |
1,740 |
2,126 |
1,747 |
| Meningitis, BACTERIAL/OTHER |
345 |
337 |
380 |
262 |
360 |
409 |
510 |
458 |
713 |
548 |
490 |
538 |
351 |
345 |
412 |
332 |
337 |
486 |
|
| Meningococcal Invasive |
93 |
100 |
111 |
157 |
237 |
253 |
218 |
195 |
176 |
106 |
146 |
203 |
130 |
105 |
72 |
61 |
45 |
55 |
70 |
| Mumps |
470 |
363 |
388 |
231 |
234 |
43 |
44 |
7575 |
42 |
35 |
27 |
14 |
15 |
18 |
23 |
25 |
58 |
21 |
20 |
| Pertussis |
158 |
143 |
161 |
121 |
160 |
217 |
151 |
233 |
287 |
152 |
327 |
615 |
1,240 |
670 |
1,184 |
2,224 |
954 |
1,051 |
2,046 |
| Polio |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Rubella |
99 |
16 |
10 |
22 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
89 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rubella Congenital Syndrome |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Salmonellosis |
2,315 |
2,317 |
1,933 |
1,924 |
1,983 |
2,363 |
2,800 |
2,793 |
3,401 |
2,198 |
2,941 |
2,819 |
2,332 |
3,868 |
2,665 |
3,145 |
3,060 |
3,534 |
5,565 |
| SARS |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Shigellosis |
3,550 |
2,178 |
3,568 |
4,581 |
2,410 |
3,017 |
2,757 |
3,504 |
3,988 |
2,281 |
2,859 |
2,044 |
2,075 |
4,409 |
3,336 |
3,100 |
2,065 |
2,358 |
4,665 |
| Smallpox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Streptococcal, GROUP A (Strep) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
167 |
347 |
234 |
229 |
270 |
254 |
207 |
273 |
241 |
302 |
281 |
426 |
| Streptococcal, GROUP B (Strep) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
26 |
37 |
175 |
321 |
340 |
464 |
433 |
583 |
| Streptococcal PNEUMONIAE (Strep) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
271 |
481 |
735 |
901 |
1,417 |
1,886 |
| Streptococcal DISEASE, INVASIVE (Strep) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
250 |
517 |
529 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
| Tetanus |
7 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Typhoid Fever |
28 |
31 |
23 |
15 |
10 |
21 |
17 |
20 |
29 |
23 |
16 |
20 |
28 |
30 |
28 |
30 |
17 |
22 |
32 |
| Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
3 |
2 |
| Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Vibrio PARAHAEMOLYTICUS |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
35 |
8 |
16 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
| Vibrio VULNIFICUS |
9 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
16 |
7 |
13 |
17 |
8 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
32 |
17 |
22 |
26 |
17 |
| Vibrio OTHER/UNSPECIFIED |
11 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
7 |
12 |
18 |
27 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
20 |
29 |
25 |
21 |
19 |
28 |
| Yersiniosis |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
12 |
20 |
4 |
14 |
17 |
11 |
22 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
- NR= Not Reportable
- NOTE: These data reflect only those cases reported to the Department of State Health Services. The actual incidence of these diseases in the state may be higher.
*The purpose of surveillance is to try to detect where disease organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, occur in Texas. The amount of testing in the surveillance process will vary for different counties statewide. If a report indicates that an area does not have any positive test results for a particular disease, it does not necessarily mean that the disease organisms are not in that area. It just reflects the fact that either there were no samples submitted from that area or that submitted samples were negative.