Germany Epidemiological Infection Yearbook for Notifiable Diseases 2008
General Info
Original or alternative title
Infektionsepidemiologisches Jahrbuch meldepflichtiger Krankheiten für 2008
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2003 - December, 2008
Data type
Epi surveillance
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.
Keywords
Campylobacter enteritis, Cholera, Cryptosporidiosis, Dengue, Diphtheria, E. coli, Food contamination, HIV and AIDS, Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis E, Incidence, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Intestinal infectious diseases, Intestinal nematode infections, Leprosy, Malaria, Measles, Meningitis, Mortality, Neglected tropical diseases, Polio, Rabies, Rotavirus, Salmonella infections, Shigellosis, Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
Citation
Contributors
Publisher
Publication year
2009
Suggested citation
Robert Koch Institute. Germany Epidemiological Infection Yearbook for Notifiable Diseases 2008. Berlin, Germany: Robert Koch Institute, 2009.
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ISBN
Other ID
978-3-89606-111-9