Immunization and Infectious Diseases Indicators - Bronx County

Immunization and Infectious Diseases
Bronx County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Pneumonia/flu hospitalizations in adults 65+ years per 10,000 (ICD9 480-487) 7,315 176.0 172.8 No 151.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Pertussis incidence per 100,000 98 2.4 7.1 Yes 1.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
H. Influenza incidence per 100,000 72 1.8 1.2 Yes 1.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hepatitis A incidence per 100,000 135 3.3 1.9 Yes 3.1 No 4th 4.5 Yes
Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 62 1.5 1.2 No 1.7 No 4th N/A N/A
Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 501 12.3 6.8 Yes 12.2 No 4th 1.0 No
E. Coli incidence per 100,000 24 0.6 0.8 No 0.4 No 1st N/A N/A
Salmonella incidence per 100,000 817 20.1 13.6 Yes 15.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Shigella incidence per 100,000 145 3.6 3.7 No 4.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Lyme disease incidence per 100,000 73 1.8 26.2 Yes 4.3 Yes 2nd 9.7 Yes
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% of adults 65+ years with flu shot in last year N/A N/A 68.0 ± 3.8 N/A N/A   90.0 No
% of adults 65+ years that ever received pneumonia shot N/A N/A 61.7 ± 3.4 N/A N/A   N/A N/A

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
#: 95% confidence interval for BRFSS/Expanded BRFSS indicators