Communicable Diseases

Communicable Diseases

Exhibit 36: Communicable Disease Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, 2018

Indicator

Chlamydia Gonorrhea

New Castle Sussex Kent County

County County Delaware

642.8 783.8 446.5 622.4 177.0 220.0 132.2 174.3

Lyme disease Hepatitis B, chronic Campylobacteriosis Salmonellosis 54.2 48.3 57.0 53.8 22.0 18.8 11.3 18.8 13.3 22.7 44.0 22.3 10.5 30.0 44.3 22.1

HIV (new infections) Streptococcus Pneumoniae AIDS 11.0 N/A N/A 9.5 7.3 N/A 12.6 9.2 6.0 N/A N/A 5.2

Legionellosis 5.0 N/A N/A 4.7

Source: Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS), Health Data and Statistics.

Description Exhibit 36 presents incidence rates for certain communicable diseases. Light grey shading indicates rates that are higher than the state of Delaware. Observations

• New Castle County compared unfavorably to state averages for incidence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, Lyme disease, Hepatitis B (chronic), HIV (new infections),

AIDS, and legionellosis.