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Table 2 Morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates of diseases under national surveillance in Nargis-affected townships, 2007 to 2009

From: Are there any changes in burden and management of communicable diseases in areas affected by Cyclone Nargis?

Diseases

Morbidity(case rate per 100,000/year)

Mortality(case rate per 100,000/year)

Case fatality rate

2007

2008

2009

2007

2008

2009

2007

2008

2009

Pre-Nargis

Post-Nargis

Pre-Nargis

Post-Nargis

Pre-Nargis

Post-Nargis

Diarrhea

571.40

683.44

798.81

610.56

0.68

0.99

0.06

0.28

0.12

0.15

0.01

0.04

Dysentery

350.90

430.21

502.27

374.39

0.04

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

Food poisoning

6.57

9.06

5.36

13.27

0.18

0.11

0.06

0.08

2.73

1.22

1.19

0.60

Typhoid

7.83

4.53

3.76

3.17

0.04

0.11

0.00

0.00

0.46

2.44

0.00

0.00

Measles

5.47

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Diphtheria

0.00

0.00

0.55

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Whooping cough

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Neonatal tetanus

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

ARI

4041.91

3711.64

7229.7

4661.59

4.86

3.74

2.76

4.11

0.12

0.10

0.04

0.09

Tetanus

0.47

0.55

0.64

0.79

0.11

0.00

0.06

0.00

23.08

0.00

10.00

0.00

Meningitis

0.50

0.33

0.11

0.36

0.04

0.11

0.06

0.00

7.14

33.33

33.33

0.00

Viral hepatitis

9.08

12.26

8.42

8.24

0.11

0.00

0.00

0.12

1.19

0.00

0.00

1.44

Rabies

0.29

0.44

0.06

0.24

0.29

0.44

0.06

0.24

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Malaria

324.44

318.10

372.84

227.18

0.50

0.66

0.26

0.36

0.15

0.21

0.07

0.16

DHF

35.65

13.03

15.80

12.40

0.36

0.08

0.06

0.04

1.01

0.85

0.52

0.32

Snake bite

7.11

4.31

7.21

6.97

2.12

1.10

2.87

2.38

29.80

25.64

39.82

34.09

Sputum(+) tuberculosis

67.11

57.23

57.15

47.54

0.07

0.11

0.06

0.04

0.10

0.19

0.11

0.08