Eighty-one percent of all the reported cases in 1980 were among foreign civilians, representing a 141% increase in this group over 1979. There was a 136% increase in malaria cases reported in the military personnel and a 32% increase among U.S. civilians for 1980 compared with 1979.

MEASLES (Rubeola) – Reported case rates by year, United States, 1955-1980

MEASLES (Rubeola) – Reported death rates by year, United States, 1955-1980

1955 '56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 '70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 '80

*NOT AVAILABLE FOR 1979-1980.

In 1980 the reported occurrence of measles decreased to its lowest level since measles became nationally notifiable. This represented a 3.6% decrease from 1979, the previous year of lowest reported occurrence. A national effort is under way to eliminate indigenous measles from the United States, by October 1, 1982.

MEASLES (Rubeola) - Reported cases by state and by month, United States, 1980
Area
Total Jan. Feb. Mar.

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
United States 13,506 515 981 2,128 2,986 3,386 1,860 712

106

139 New England

677 28 101 150 192 127 60 9 5 2 1 Maine

33

4 17 4 8 N. H. 332 10 68 69 66 75 38

1 Vt.

226 17 32 66 88 20 3 Mass.

59
9 13 19

4 R.I.

2 1

1 Conn.

25

1
1
8 9 3

2

1 Mid. Atlantic

3,940

74 173 553 1,101 1,063 516 230 58 28 19 45 N. Y. (excl. N.Y.C) 735 31 46 126 188 162 63

15 11

6 18 N. Y. C. 1,210 29 45 165 258 310 242 98 27 13

7
N.J.
856 14 9 128 256 231

139
47 6

2

21 1,139

73 134 399 360 72 34 10 2 6
E. N. Central
2,459 80 138

481
402 174

10 26
Ohio
380 36 31 76 66 124 41 3 1

2 Ind.

97
12 23 30 17

4
2 1

1

2
351
42 45 70 97 37 27 7

9
Mich.
250 22 35 40 75 20 33 5 5

15 Wis. 1,381 11 18 150 240 460 287 137 74 2

1

1 W. N. Central 1,341 52 98 280 328 349 162 42 16

3 2 Minn. 1,104 18 66 198 280 319 157 39 16

2 lowa 20

17 3 Mo. 67 16 6 25 12 2 2 1

1

1 N. Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. 83 2 1 47 9 21 1

2. Kans. 67 16 25 10 10 4

2 South Atlantic

2,014 155 304 428 450 267 199 56 29 19 59 14 Del

4
1

2 Md.

84 3
15 7 35 5

1 6

4 D. C. 5

5 Va. 339 12 53 63 57 30 4

1

6 33 W. Va.

10
2 3 1

2.

1 N.C.

130
28 7 56 14 16 6

1

1 S.C.

159
91 24 17

7 18 2
Ga.
851 85 156 128 214 82

115 15 11

1 14 9 Fla. 432 53 58 106 83 61 24 10 9

7

5 E.S. Central

348 38 52 13 22 137 44 21 4 Ky. 57 19 9

8 9

1
3

2 Tenn.

170 1
3

9 108 26 20 1
22 6 6

1
1

5
Miss.
99 12 34

9 20 4 W. S. Central 985 4 56 199 203 379 61 20 16

14 17 Ark.

14
1
4 3

1 La.

15
3
4

1

1 Okla. 775 1 10 166 169 364 48 11 5

1 Texas 181 3 42 24 30 8 12 9 11

12 16 Mountain 500 21 13 30 66 114 128 84 14

5 14 Mont.

2
1

1
Idaho
Wyo.
Colo.

24
2

4 3 8 6 1 N. Mex.

12

1

2 4 2 2 1 Ariz.

8
17 47 103 113
74 13

13 Utah

47 12

11 10 2 5 Nev.

12 1
1

1
4
1

1 Pacific

1,242 63 46 141 143 232 288 76 22 32 35 42
Wash,
178 11 10 78 19 35 13

4
4

3
Oreg.
1

1 Calif.

1,051 52 35 57 123 195 275 72 17 28 35 41 Alaska

6

5 Hawaii

6

1
1
1 2

1 Guam

7

1
1
1
1

1 P.R.

231 13 7 27 19 24 20 15 21 23 12 28 V.I.

6
5

1 Pac. Trust Terr.

12
1
3

4 C.N.M.I.

MEASLES (Rubeola) – Reported case rates by age group, * United States, 1980

The age-specific incidence rate for reported measles continued to be the highest for 10- to 14-year-olds in 1980. Persons 10 years of age and older accounted for 60% of measles cases with known age. However, as in 1979, preschool children (0-4 years) had the second highest measles incidence rate. From 1979 to 1980 the proportion of reported cases for which age was noted increased from 85% to 97%.

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MEASLES (Rubeola) – Reported cases by state and by age, United States, 1980

Total Under 1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-59
13,506 631 1,897' 2,570 3,704 3,126 613 161' 139 28 7
677 18 54 115 250 166 37 15 14

1
33

1
4 21 5 1

1
332
30 66 125 86 9

5

4 2
226 10
13 38 89 57 10

2

2 2
59

7
5 15 12 11

3

5
2

1 1
25 3
3 2

5 5 4 3
3,940 155 611 798 1,136 864

34 21
735 21
69 166 193 214 47 12

8
1,210 91

312 239 239 189 40 21 13
856 43

192 89 142 310 72
1,139
38 304 562 151

1
2,459 135 372

637
775 378

24 24
380
5
22 74 178 93

3
97
8
14 29 15 14

2

2
351 38
57 108 86 37

2
250 9
33 103 75 5 15

3

6
1,381 75

246 323 421 229 45 14 14
1,341 27 127 228 398 438 85 20 8
1,104 22
92 189 341 365 64 17

3
20

1 15

4
67
3
14 10
4 22

2

1

United States
New England

Maine
N.H.
Vt.
Mass.
R.I.

Conn.
Mid. Atlantic

N.Y. (excl. NYC)
N.Y.C.
N.J.

Pa.
E.N. Central

Ohio
Ind.
III.
Mich.

Wis.
W.N. Central

Minn,
lowa
Mo.
N. Dak.
S. Dak.
Nebr.

Kans.
S. Atlantic

Del.
Md.
D.C.
Va.
W. Va.
N.C.
S.C.
Ga.

Fla.
E.S. Central

Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.

Miss.
W.S. Central

Ark.
La.
Okla.

Texas
Mountain

Mont.
Idaho
Wyo.
Colo.
N. Mex.
Ariz.
Utah

Nev.
Pacific

Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.
Alaska

Hawaii
Guam
P.R.
V.I.
Pac. Trust Terr.
C.N.M.J.

1

Does not include cases reported by state of Arizona.