| *Rates are cases per 100,000 population per month or per year. Annual rates are aggregations of monthly rates. County population monthly estimates obtained via linear spline estimation (demographic estimates for 2000 going forward revised by the state Demographer as of Apr-11). OOE reported cases include confirmed, probable and suspect (since Feb-08) status. HIV/AIDS case counts provided by Office of HIV/AIDS/STD; TB case counts provided by TB clinic. STD data (excluding HIV/AIDS) extracted from STD-MIS as of 1/18/2011. |
| **Reporting of novel type A influenza (reclassified as INFLU OUTBRK per CDC recommendations as of Jan-11) started in May-09. |
| #E. COLI 015:H7 instead of STEC was reported prior to 2006. |
| ##Reported since Mar-07. |
| ###S. pneumo invasive diseases (reported since Sep-05) previouly reported under separate categories grouped together as of Jan-11 per CDC recommendations. |