Volume 9, Number 5—May 2003
Research
Endemic, Notifiable Bioterrorism-Related Diseases, United States, 1992–1999
Table 1
Number of reported cases and number of states reporting conditions caused by critical biological agents, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, United States, 1992–1999a,b
Y |
Anthrax |
Botulism, foodborne |
Botulism, Otherc |
Brucellosis |
Cholera |
Encephalitis, eastern equine |
Encephalitis, western equine |
Plague |
Tularemia |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992–1999 | |||||||||
Total cases |
1 |
223 |
148 |
813 |
223 |
29 |
1 |
77 |
885 |
1992 |
|||||||||
Cases |
1 |
21 |
4 |
105 |
103 |
N |
N |
13 |
159 |
States reporting |
1 |
8 |
2 |
22 |
12 |
N |
N |
7 |
26 |
States requiring reporting |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
N |
N |
52 |
52 |
1993 |
|||||||||
Cases |
0 |
27 |
5 |
120 |
25 |
N |
N |
11 |
132 |
States reporting |
0 |
10 |
3 |
23 |
11 |
N |
N |
4 |
24 |
States requiring reporting |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
N |
N |
52 |
52 |
1994 |
|||||||||
Cases |
0 |
50 |
8 |
119 |
39 |
N |
N |
17 |
96 |
States reporting |
0 |
11 |
1 |
21 |
14 |
N |
N |
5 |
29 |
States requiring reporting |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
N |
N |
52 |
51 |
1995 |
|||||||||
Cases |
0 |
24 |
19 |
98 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
117 |
States reporting |
0 |
9 |
4 |
24 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
24 |
States requiring reporting |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
U |
U |
51 |
N |
1996 |
|||||||||
Cases |
0 |
25 |
22 |
112 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
88 |
States reporting |
0 |
10 |
4 |
29 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
States requiring reporting |
52 |
52 |
51 |
52 |
52 |
U |
U |
52 |
N |
1997 |
|||||||||
Cases |
0 |
31 |
22 |
98 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
101 |
States reporting |
0 |
8 |
5 |
26 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
States requiring reporting |
50 |
52 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
U |
U |
51 |
N |
1998 |
|||||||||
Cases |
0 |
22 |
29 |
79 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
96 |
States reporting |
0 |
6 |
2 |
27 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
22 |
States requiring reporting |
52 |
52 |
51 |
50 |
52 |
48 |
48 |
50 |
U |
1999 |
|||||||||
Cases |
0 |
23 |
39 |
82 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
96 |
States reporting |
0 |
8 |
5 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
27 |
States requiring reporting | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 51 | U |
aAbbreviations used: N, not nationally notifiable; U, unknown.
bReports from 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and New York City.
cIncludes wound and unspecified botulism.