Volume 23, Number 4—April 2017
Dispatch
Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and attack rates for typhus group rickettsiosis, Texas, 2003–2013
Characteristic | Cases, no. (%), n = 1,762 | Census population* | Attack rate† |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
F | 921 (52) | 12,673,281 | 7.3 |
M |
841 (48) |
12,472,280 |
6.7 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 429 (24) | 11,397,345 | 3.8 |
White, Hispanic | 1,133 (64) | 9,460,921 | 12.0 |
Black | 23 (1) | 2,886,825 | 0.8 |
Unknown or other |
177 (10) |
1,400,470 |
12.6 |
Age group, y | |||
<5 | 40 (2) | 1,928,473 | 2.1 |
5–19 | 591 (34) | 5,693,241 | 10.4 |
20–39 | 398 (23) | 7,194,139 | 5.5 |
40–64 | 575 (33) | 7,727,822 | 7.4 |
>65 | 158 (9) | 2,601,886 | 6.1 |
*Based on 2010 Population Census for Texas.
†Per 100,000 population.