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Nebraska Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases 2003-2007

                       NEBRASKA SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, 2003-2007


                 NUMBER OF CASES AND INCIDENCE RATES (PER 100,000 POPULATION)

                                                                                  % Rate
                   2003         2004         2005         2006         2007       Change
     Disease      No. Rate     No. Rate     No. Rate     No. Rate     No. Rate   2006/2007

    Chlamydia   4,825 277.4  5,241 301.3  5,080 288.9  5,451 308.3  5,149 291.2     -5.5


    Gonorrhea   1,664  95.7  1,144  65.8  1,158  65.9  1,441  81.5  1,442  81.5      0.0

     Pri/Sec
     Syphilis      10   0.6      5   0.3      1   0.1      5   0.3      4   0.2    -33.3

   Early Latent
     Syphilis       1   0.1      0   0.0      2   0.2      1   0.1      3   0.2    100.0

     Genital
     Herpes       648  37.3    730  42.0    986  56.1  1,042  58.9    909  51.4    -12.7


    All STD's   7,301 419.8  7,381 424.4  7,477 425.3  8,111 458.7  7,611 430.4     -6.2





    NUMBER OF CASES AND INCIDENCE RATES (PER 100,000 POPULATION) OF CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHEA
    AND PRIMARY & SECONDARY SYPHILIS BY RESIDENCE, AGE, GENDER & RACE/ETHNICITY, 2007

  Demographic Group           Chlamydia              Gonorrhea        Pri/Sec Syphilis
                             No.    Rate             No.  Rate            No.  Rate
  RESIDENCE
  Western Service Area       231    119.8             17    8.8            0    0.0
  Central Service Area       265    120.7             18    8.2            0    0.0
  Northern Service Area      345    129.5             33   12.4            0    0.0
  Southeast Service Area   1,167    256.6            397   87.3            0    0.0
     Lancaster County        990    370.6            369  138.1            0    0.0
  Eastern Service Area     3,141    494.9            977  153.9            4    0.6
     Douglas County        2,806    570.3            923  187.6            4    0.8
     Sarpy County            335    234.9             54   37.9            0    0.0

  AGE
         <10                  11      4.5              2    0.8            0    0.0
        10-14                 55     45.2             15   12.3            0    0.0
        15-19              1,689  1,295.9            417  319.9            0    0.0
        20-24              2,051  1,504.0            548  401.9            0    0.0
        25-29                838    714.5            244  208.0            0    0.9
        30-34                271    249.4             97   88.5            2    1.8
        35-44                174     73.9             78   33.1            0    0.8
         45+                  47      7.0             39    5.8            2    0.3
       Unknown                13                       2                   0

  GENDER
        Males              1,367    155.9            585   66.7            4    0.5
        Females            3,767    422.5            853   95.7            0    0.0
        Unknown               15                       4                   0

  RACE
        White              2,137    131.7            383   23.6            3    0.2
        Black              1,321  1,701.5            672  865.6            0    0.0
        Am Indian             71    415.1             25  146.2            0    0.0
        Asian                 44    144.4              2    6.6            0    0.0
        Other                 61    298.6             14   68.5            0    0.0
        Unknown            1,515                     346                   1


  ETHNICITY
        Hispanic             365    280.1             28   21.5            0    0.0

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