Diseases
The Spokane Regional Health District reports that for the week ending Sept 10, 1997, the following communicable disease cases were reported in Spokane County: (1st column indicates This week; 2nd column indicates 1997 to date; 3rd column indicates 1996 to date)
AIDS (311 total) 1 27 11
Relapsing fever 0 2 1
Campylobacteriosis 3 57 47
Chlamydia 12 400 406
E. coli 0157:H7 1 7 8
Encephalitis 0 0 0
Giardiasis 2 21 10
Gonorrhea 1 80 84
Hepatitis A-inf. 0 61 5
Hepatitis B-serum 0 0 2
Hepatitis non-A/B 0 2 2
Hepatitis unspec. 0 0 0
Influenza (lab conf.) 0 39 1
Red measles 0 0 0
Bacterial meningitis 0 5 0
Mumps 0 0 2
Whooping cough 0 80 53
German measles 0 0 0
Salmonellosis 5 28 31
Shigellosis 0 7 27
Syphilis 1 1 0
Tuberculosis 0 9 3
Yersiniosis 0 1 0