Volume 7, Number 1—February 2001
Perspective
Emerging Infectious Diseases in Russia, 1990-1999
Table
Selected reportable diseases, Russian Federation, 1990-1999 and January-June 2000
Disease | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Diphtheriaa,b | 0.98 | 1.53 | 2.65 | 10.25 | 26.9 | 24.1 | 9.2 | 2.76 | 0.98 | 0.6 | 0.23 |
Tuberculosis | 51,000 | 45,000 | 43,000 | 54,000 | 66,000 | 72,000 | 78,000 | 81,000 | 86,000 | 90,000 | 48,000 |
TB-alla,c | 34.2 | 34 | 35.8 | 42.9 | 48 | 57.9 | 67.5 | 74 | 76 | nad | na |
TB-MoH datae | 34.3 | 30.5 | 29.4 | 36.5 | 45.1 | 48.7 | 52.8 | 55.1 | 58.5 | 61.4 | 32.4 |
TB death rate | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 17 | 16.7 | 15.4 | na | na |
Syphilisa | 5.4 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 32.3 | 82.3 | 172.1 | 254.2 | 266.8 | 226.1 | 179.3 | 81.3 |
Shigellaa | 130.4 | 146.6 | 127.3 | 102.4 | 149.9 | 184.2 | 82 | 57.1 | 78 | 148.4 | 40.1 |
Hepatitis Aa | 204.3 | 165.5 | 117.9 | 109.3 | 111.2 | 122.6 | 86.9 | 50.1 | 33.8 | 30.6 | 15.9 |
Hepatitis Ba | 21.9 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 22.2 | 27 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 36.5 | 35.8 | 43.3 | 21.7 |
Hepatitis Ca | na | na | na | na | 3.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 19.3 | 10.9 |
Measlesa | 12.4 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 50.1 | 20 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
Mumpsa | 39.2 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 30.1 | 28.1 | 36.1 | 47 | 69.2 | 97.8 | 48.2 | 19.9 |
Rubellaa | 192.6 | 141 | na | 127 | 245.7 | 186.2 | 115.5 | 121.1 | 304 | 407 | 247.3 |
Tick-borne encephalitisa | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4 | 4 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 5 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
Influenzaa | 3,719 | 4,823 | 6,097 | 3,721 | 2,339 | 3,870 | 2,450 | 5,060 | 2,516 | 4,059 | 5,117 |
HIV, new cases | 95 | 66 | 72 | 99 | 146 | 169 | 1,433 | 3,853 | 3,709 | 10,900 | na |
HIV ratesa | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 0.97 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 15.9 | 11.4 |
Omsk HFf | 29 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | na | 7 | na | na |
aData source, reference 9.
bRates/ 100,000 population
cTB-all includes data from civilian hospitals, army clinics, prison hospitals, and medical units of other ministries.
dna = not available.
eMoH = Ministry of Health; TB-MOH data are from civilian hospitals controlled by the Ministry of Health.
fHF = hemorrhagic fever, Novosibirsk region only
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