MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 55, no. 53

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Preface -- Background -- Revised international health regulations -- Infectious diseases designated as notifiable at the national level during 2006 -- Data sources -- Interpreting data -- Transition in NNDSS data collection and reporting -- Highlights -- Summaries of notifiable diseases in the United States, 2006 -- Graphs and maps for selected notifiable diseases in the United states, 2006 -- Historical summaries of notifiable diseases in the United States, 1975--2006 -- Selected reading

"The Highlights section presents noteworthy epidemiologic and prevention information for 2006 for selected diseases and additional information to aid in the interpretation of surveillance and disease-trend data. Part 1 contains tables showing incidence data for the nationally notifiable infectious diseases during 2006. The tables provide the number of cases reported to CDC for 2006 as well as the distribution of cases by month, geographic location, and the patient's demographic characteristics (age, sex, race, and ethnicity). Part 2 contains graphs and maps that depict summary data for certain notifiable infectious diseases described in tabular form in Part 1. Part 3 contains tables that list the number of cases of notifiable diseases reported to CDC since 1975. This section also includes a table enumerating deaths associated with specified notifiable diseases reported to CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) during 2002-2004. The Selected Reading section presents general and disease-specific references for notifiable infectious diseases. These references provide additional information on surveillance and epidemiologic concerns, diagnostic concerns, and disease-control activities." - p. 1