Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Dispatch
Persistence of Diphtheria, Hyderabad, India, 2003–2006
Sailaja Bitragunta*, Manoj V. Murhekar*, Yvan J. Hutin*, Padmanabha P. Penumur†, and Mohan D. Gupte*
Table 1
Average yearly attack rate of diphtheria by age and sex, Hyderabad, India, 2003–2006
| Demographic characteristics | No. cases, 2003–2006 | Average population, 2003–2006 | Annual attack rate/100,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | |||
| <1 | 8 | 81,050 | 2 |
| 2–4 | 116 | 240,450 | 12 |
| 5–9 | 455 | 415,673 | 27 |
| 10–14 | 530 | 455,426 | 29 |
| 15–19 | 431 | 450,408 | 24 |
| 20–44 | 1,054 | 1,583,569 | 17 |
| >45 |
91 |
632,964 |
4 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1,153 | 1,983,960 | 15 |
| Female |
1,532 |
1,875,580 |
20 |
| Religion | |||
| Non-Muslim | 811 | 2,270,695 | 9 |
| Muslim |
1,874 |
1,588,845 |
29 |
| Total | 2,685 | 3,859,540 | 17 |
