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Germany Epidemiological Infection Yearbook for Notifiable Diseases 2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Infektionsepidemiologisches Jahrbuch meldepflichtiger Krankheiten für 2008
Geography 
Germany (DEU)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2003 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Germany Epidemiological Infection Yearbook for Notifiable Diseases
Data type
Summary 

The 2008 epidemiological yearbook contains data on the annual incidence of 55 notifiable diseases, as reported to the Robert Koch Institute. For each condition, tables and graphs provide case numbers, and incidence rates by region, sex, and 5-year age groups. Number of deaths are given for select conditions. A summary table presents the total number of cases and incidence rates for 2007 (updated numbers) and 2008. Customized tables for data from 2001 to the present year can be generated online using SurvStat@RKI.