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The article focuses on the Chikungunya outbreak in Paraguay from 2022 to 2023. It also highlighting the high morbidity and mortality rates, particularly among older adults, individuals with comorbidities and neonates and emphasizes the importance of prevention measures and preparedness to control the spread of the virus;.

Although cancer represents many heterogeneous diseases, some cancer types share common risk factors. For example, conclusive evidence links cancer at multiple sites with tobacco use, alcohol use, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, excess body weight, and physical inactivity (1,2). To monitor changes in cancer incidence and assess progress toward achieving Healthy People 2020 objectives,* CDC analyzed data from the U.S. Cancer Statistics (USCS) data set for 2013, the most recent year for which incidence and survival data are available. In 2013, a total of 1,559,130 invasive cancers were reported to cancer registries in the United States (excluding Nevada), for an annual age-adjusted incidence rate of 439 cases per 100,000 persons. Cancer incidence rates were higher among males (479) than females (413), highest among blacks (444), and ranged by state from 364 (New Mexico) to 512 (Kentucky) per 100,000 persons (359 in Puerto Rico). The proportion of persons with cancer who survived ≥5 years after diagnosis was 67%. This proportion was the same for males and females (67%), but lower among blacks (62%) than among whites (67%). Cancer surveillance data are key to cancer epidemiologic and clinical outcomes research, program planning and monitoring, resource allocation, and state and federal appropriations accountability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several charts are presented on notifiable diseases and mortality rates in the U.S. from 2010 to 2015, including provisional cases of selected infrequently reported notifiable diseases, provisional cases of selected low notifiable diseases and low frequency diseases, and deaths in U.S. cities.

The article discusses the implementation of a statewide surveillance system for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in Tennessee in 2013. A total of 1,101 cases of NAS in the state were reported through the system during the year. The commonly reported sources of exposure to NAS include supervised replacement therapy, such as methadone or buprenorphine, and nonprescription substance.

The article looks at the global progress in the control and elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) from 2000 to 2012. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 68 percent of member states had introduced rubella-containing vaccine (RCV) into national routine immunization schedules. Other topics discussed include the evaluation of the disease burden, surveillance for rubella infections and dosages of RCV.

The article discusses a report that describes the eradication of indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV) in Pakistan through vaccination between January 2012 to September 2013. Highlights include the 59 WPV cases reported in selected areas during 2012 compared with 198 cases across the country in 2011 and the 52 cases reported in 2013 compared to 110 in 2012. It notes that 84% of the cases occurred in the conflict-affected Federally Administered Areas (FATA) and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

The article reports on the progress toward the eradication of polio in Afghanistan through vaccination between January 2012 to September 2013. It says that nine cases of indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV 1) were confirmed during the period. It adds that no WPV 1 cases have been reported from the main WPV reservoir, the Southern Region, since November 2012, while all 9 cases were in the Eastern Region and caused by the WPV that originated from Pakistan.

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious public health problem. New infections continue to occur, and morbidity and mortality are increasing among an estimated 2.7-3.9 million persons in the United States living with HCV infection. Most persons are unaware of their infection status. Existing CDC guidelines for laboratory testing and reporting of antibody to HCV do not distinguish between past infection that has resolved and current infection that requires care and evaluation for treatment. To identify current infection, a test for HCV RNA is needed. Methods: Surveillance data reported to CDC from eight U.S. sites during 2005-2011 were analyzed to determine the proportion of persons newly reported on the basis of a positive test result for HCV infection. Persons reported with a positive result from an HCV antibody test only were compared with persons reported with a positive result for HCV RNA and examined by birth cohort (1945-1965 compared with all other years), surveillance site, and number of reported deaths. Annual rates of persons newly reported with HCV infection in 2011 also were calculated for each site. Results: Of 217,755 persons newly reported, 107,209 (49.2%) were HCV antibody positive only, and 110,546 (50.8%) were reported with a positive HCV RNA result that confirmed current HCV infection. In both groups, persons were most likely to have been born during 1945-1965 (58.5% of those who were HCV antibody positive only; 67.2% of those who were HCV RNA positive). Among all persons newly reported for whom death data were available, 6,734 (3.4%) were known to have died; deaths were most likely among persons aged 50-59 years. In 2011, across all sites, the annual rate of persons newly reported with HCV infection (positive HCV antibody only and HCV RNA positive) was 84.7 per 100,000 population. Conclusions: Hepatitis C is a commonly reported disease predominantly affecting persons born during 1945-1965, with deaths more frequent among persons of relatively young age. The lack of an HCV RNA test for approximately one half of persons newly reported suggests that testing and reporting must improve to detect all persons with current infection. Implications for Public Health: In an era of continued HCV transmission and expanding options for curative antiviral therapies, surveillance that identifies current HCV infection can help assess the need for services and link persons with infection to appropriate care and treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the completeness of reporting of chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections in Michigan from 1995 to 2008. It cites pieces of evidence of underreporting of the illnesses in the U.S. based on a comprehensive evaluation of national viral hepatitis surveillance. It also presents criteria for identifying clinically confirmed cases of chronic hepatitis B and C virus infection in a cohort study in Michigan from 2006 to 2008.

Several charts and graphs related to morbidity and mortality in the U.S. as of March 24, 2012 are presented, including provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases, provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, and deaths in U.S. cities.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the celebration of the 50th anniversary publication of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the morbidity and mortality tables, and a quarterly published table on tuberculosis.

The article discusses the cornerstone of the practice in public health surveillance in the U.S. from 1961-2011. Topics mentioned include the transfer of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) to Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in 1961, the surveillance led by Alexander D. Langmuir, the chief epidemiologist of Communicable Disease Center (CDC), the development of the plan named epidemiologic surveillance in 1986, and the evolve of the science and the public health informatics.

The article discusses the history of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MWRR) which was established to help in disseminating the public health surveillance results. Topics mentioned include the creation of the precursor "The Bulletin of the Public Health" in April 29, 1878 with the help of modern surveillance founder William Farr, the table of the major event timeline from 1878-2011, and the table on the list of editors, deputy editors, and managing editors from 1961-2011.

The article tests the notified tuberculosis case reductions in the U.S. states of Georgia and Pennsylvania in 2009. The Georgia State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System provided data from 43 out of 92 licensed private facilities in Georgia, while Pennsylvania version of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System gathered data from 131 out of 161 in laboratories based in Pennsylvania. Georgia declined its cases to 415 out of 619 while Pennsylvania cases were reduced to 236 of 2,030.

Several charts are presented that offer information on the formal sex education of teenagers, number of diseases that require notification and causes of deaths in the U.S. from 2005 to 2010.

The article reports on a comparison of surveillance data on hepatitis C from the 2008 Emerging Infections Program (EIP) and National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 120 cases from the EIP are not tabulated in the NNDSS. The data on race is 88 percent complete and while the risk factor data is 40 percent complete in the NDSS. The average duration of diagnosis and reporting of the disease is 19 days for EIP and 30 days for NNDSS.

Several charts and tables that offer information on morbidity and mortality in the U.S. as of August 2010 are presented including outpatient colonoscopy procedure rates, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases and deaths in 122 cities.

The article provides epidemiologic data for foodborne disease outbreaks that occurred in the U.S. in 2007. Norovirus was found to be the most common cause of foodborne diseases followed by the pathogenic bacteria Salmonella. Outbreaks in which a few number of individuals became ill were more likely to have an unidentified etiology. The significance of investigating and reporting outbreaks for food safety policy is tackled.

Several charts related to morbidity and mortality in the U.S. are presented, including percentage of women aged less than 18 years who had a papanicolaou (pap) smear test in 2008, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases for the week ending April 10, 2010, and deaths in U.S. cities for the week ending April 10, 2010.

Several charts on notifiable diseases and mortality are presented, including provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases in the U.S. in the week ending January 16 and 17, 2010 and deaths in U.S. cities for the week ending January 16, 2010.

Several charts are presented that show health statistics in the U.S. as of December 2009 which include the estimated percentage of persons who delayed seeking or did not receive medical care during the preceding year due to cost, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases for the week ending November 28, 2009, and provisional cases of selected notiiable diseases for weeks ending November 28, 2009, and November 22, 2008.

Several charts are presented that show health statistics in the U.S. including the percentage of adults with limited activities of daily living and provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases for the weeks ending October 17, 2009 and October 11, 2008.

Several charts are presented that show health statistics in the U.S. including the percentage of children with selected allergies and provisional cases of infrequently notifiable diseases for the weeks ending October 10, 2009 and October 4, 2008.

This article discusses a study of the potential effects of electronic laboratory reporting on improving timeliness of infectious disease notification in Florida from 2002 to 2006. Investigators from the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) evaluated the timeliness of reporting for four notable diseases of varying incubation periods: salmonellosis, shigellosis, meningococcal disease and hepatitis A. They then calculated the potential improvement expected with ELR.

Several charts are presented that show morbidity and mortality statistics in the U.S., including the percentage of adults who are obese from 2001-2005, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases and deaths in U.S. cities.

Several charts are presented that show health statistics in the U.S. as of September 5, 2008 including the percentage of adults who used complementary and alternative medicine, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases for the week ending August 30, 2008, and provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases for weeks ending August 30, 2008 and September 1, 2007.

Several charts are presented that show mortality and morbidity statistics in the U.S., including preterm-related infant mortality rated by race or ethnicity of mother, reported cases of notifiable diseases and provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases.

Charts are presented that list health statistics in the U.S. from 1979 to 2006 including the infrequently reported notifiable diseases and selected notifiable disease reports.

Several charts are presented that report on health data in the U.S., including a summary of the provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases, a diagram illustrating selected notifiable disease reports and the number of deaths in 122 U.S. cities during the week ending May 10, 2008.

This article summarizes findings from an electronic medical record-based electronic surveillance system in Massachusetts conducted from June 2006 to July 2007. The system documented increases in reported chlamydia and gonorrhea for the period, compared with the existing passive surveillance system. In addition, the system identified 20 cases of pelvic inflammatory disease and four cases of acute hepatitis A.

The article presents official statistics of reported occurrence of nationally notifiable infectious diseases in the U.S. for 2006. It details the epidemiologic and prevention information for 2006 for selected diseases. The distribution of cases by month, location and patient's characteristics are presented. Cases of mortality reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are highlighted. National notifiable diseases include anthrax, botulism and brucellosis, among others.

Several charts and tables related to morbidity and mortality in the U.S. are presented, including the provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases for the week ending March 1, 2008, selected notifiable disease reports and deaths in 122 U.S. cities for the week ending March 1, 2008.

Several charts and graphs are presented that show various health statistics in the U.S. as if September 15, 2007, including provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases, selected notifiable diseases, and deaths in U.S. cities.

Several charts are presented that lists provisional cases of infrequently and selected reported notifiable diseases in the U.S. ending in July 28, 2007 and July 29, 2006 and deaths in 122 U.S. cities.

Several charts and tables showing the morbidity and mortality rates in the U.S. as of June 2007 are presented, including the suicide rates among adults aged 18-years old and above for the period 2002-2004, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases and deaths in 122 U.S. cities.

Several tables are presented which show health statistics in the U.S. as of May 12, 2007, including provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases, provisional cases of selected notifiable disease, and reported number of deaths in 122 cities.

Several charts and graphs from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics which show information such as the health status of people aged 25 years old or above, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases, and provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases are presented.

The article discusses the results of an investigation into the effect of electronic laboratory reporting on the burden of Lyme disease (LD) surveillance in New Jersey between 2001 and 2006. Results revealed that the total number of LD reports rose from 2,460 in 2001 to 11,957 in 2004. Confirmed reports increased by 18%, from 2,371 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2004.

Several tables that list cases of notifiable diseases and deaths in the U.S. in November 2006 are presented.

Several charts and graphs are presented that show health statistics in the U.S., including the percentage of parents who were married or cohabiting birth of first child in 2002, provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases for the weeks ending September 6, 2006, and provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases for the weeks ending September 9, 2006.

This section presents statistics of reported cases of diseases in the U.S. in 2005, including AIDS, botulism, and cholera.

This section presents statistics of reported cases of diseases in the U.S. as of August 6, 2006, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The diseases include botulism, cholera, HIV infection, and measles.

Charts and tables showing data related to diseases in the United States are presented, including the percentage of adults with self-assessed symptoms of serious psychological distress, provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases and deaths in 122 U.S. cities.

This article presents various statistical data from the National Center for Health Statistics including the percentage of adults aged 20 years and above reporting selected adverse health characteristics, by Body Mass Index category in the U.S. from 1999 to 2002 and provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases in the U.S. for the week ending June 10, 2006.

This article examines the influenza activity in the U.S. and worldwide during the 2005-2006 influenza season, as well as the composition of the influenza vaccine for the 2006-2007 season. The predomination of influenza A viruses is noted during most of the season in the U.S. but influenza B viruses were more frequently identified during late April through May. Worldwide, influenza B viruses were reported generally in many European countries, and influenza A and influenza B viruses prevailed in Asia.

Presents statistics on health conditions in the U.S. as of March 31, 2006. Percentage of foreign-born Hispanic adults with selected health conditions; Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases; Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases.

Presents several charts of U.S. health statistics as of March 24, 2006. Percentage of U.S.-born and foreign-born adults less than 18 who reports health risk factors such as obesity and hypertension; Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases for the week ending March 18, 2006; Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases for the weeks ending March 18, 2006, and March 19, 2005.

Looks at the trends in tuberculosis (TB) in the U.S. since 1993. Rate of decline of TB cases in the country; Number of multidrug-resistant TB cases in 2004; Health report being submitted by the health department of each state to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; States that reported additional TB cases in 2005.

Presents several statistical charts and tables depicting morbidity and mortality rate in the U.S. for the week ending February 4, 2006.

The article reports on the surveillance of communicable diseases among people living in evacuation centers (EC) in Louisiana from September to October 2005, before and after Hurricane Katrina hit the state. It summarizes the development and implementation of the surveillance system in EC, the kinds of data collected, how they were used and the limitations of the data.