Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Taenia solium Tapeworm Infection, Oregon, 2006–2009
Table 2
Incidence of confirmed and presumptive cysticercosis cases, Oregon, 2006–2009
Variable | 2006, n = 14 | 2007, n = 18 | 2008, n = 14 | 2009, n = 26* | All cases, n = 72 |
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Hispanic, no. (%) |
13 (93) |
18 (100) |
14 (100) |
24 (92) |
69 (96) |
Years since immigration, median (interquartile range) |
8 (5–10) |
6 (2–10) |
10 (8–17) |
10 (4–18) |
9 (4–15) |
Annual incidence | |||||
Cases/100,000 overall population | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Cases/100,000 Hispanic population | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
*Number of reported confirmed and presumptive cases during the active study year (2009) compared with prior years, p = 0.08 by Fisher exact test.