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cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States

*Because AIDS cases are not received weekly from all reporting areas, comparison of weekly figures may be misleading. *There were no cases of internationally imported measles reported for this week.

TABLE III. Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending
June 4, 1988 and June 6, 1987 (22nd Week)

TABLE III. (Cont'd.) Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending June 4, 1988 and June 6, 1987 (22nd Week)

*For measles only, imported cases includes both out-of-state and international importations. N: Not notifiable U: Unavailable *International "Out-of-state

Syphilis (Civilian)

TABLE III. (Cont'd.) Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending June 4, 1988 and June 6, 1987 (22nd Week)

(Primary & Secondary)

remia

Fever

Animal

Reporting Area

Syndrome

(RMSF)

*Mortality data in this table are voluntarily reported from 121 cities in the United states, most of which have populations of 100,000 or more. A death is reported by the place of its occurrence and by the week that the death certificate was filed. Fetal deaths are not included.

**Pneumonia and influenza.

† Because of changes in reporting methods in these 3 Pennsylvania cities, these numbers are partial counts for the current week. Complete counts will be available in 4 to 6 weeks.

otal includes unknown ages.

ata not available. Figures are estimates based on average of past available 4 weeks.

1 Seattle, Wash.
3 Spokane, Wash.
Tacoma, Wash.

156

50

44

722 245

327

65 45-64 25-44 1-24 <1

Total

38

3

39 61

6

13

6

18

2

6

7

7

25

5

1

2

2

58 49

76

1

4

11

1