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Number of Cases & Incidence Rates


                       NEBRASKA SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, 2002-2006

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

                                                                                  % Rate
                   2002         2003         2004         2005         2006       Change
     Disease      No. Rate     No. Rate     No. Rate     No. Rate     No. Rate   2005/2006

    Chlamydia   4,595 266.0  4,825 277.4  5,241 301,3  5,080 288.9  5,451 308.3      6.7


    Gonorrhea   1,423  82.4  1,664  95.7  1,144  65.8  1,158  65.9  1,441  81.5     23.7

     Pri/Sec
     Syphilis       4   0.2     10   0.6      5   0.3      1   0.1      5   0.3      200

   Early Latent
     Syphilis       0   0.0      1   0.1      0   0.0      2   0.2      1   0.1      -50

     Genital
     Herpes       779  45.1    648  37.3    730  42.0    986  56.1  1,042  58.9      5.0


    All STD's   6,934 401.4  7,301 419.8  7,381 424.4  7,477 425.3  8,111 458.7      7.9




    NUMBER OF CASES AND INCIDENCE RATES (PER 100,000 POPULATION) OF CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHEA
    AND PRIMARY & SECONDARY SYPHILIS BY RESIDENCE, AGE, GENDER & RACE/ETHNICITY, 2006

  Demographic Group           Chlamydia              Gonorrhea        Pri/Sec Syphilis
                             No.    Rate             No.  Rate            No.  Rate
  RESIDENCE
  Western Service Area       135    154.2             16   18.3            0    0.0
  Central Service Area       356    162.1             51   23.2            0    0.0
  Northern Service Area      400    150.0             43   16.1            0    0.0
  Southeast Service Area   1,183    261.5            433   97.9            1    0.2
     Lancaster County      1.040    392.7            420  158.6            1    0.4
  Eastern Service Area     3,216    513.5            866  138.3            4    0.6
     Douglas County        2,851    585.5            835  171.5            4    0.8
     Sarpy County            365    261.9             31   22.2            0    0.0

  AGE
         <10                  20      8.1              5    2.0            0    0.0
        10-14                 69     56.7             18   14.8            0    0.0
        15-19              1,848  1,417.9            421  323.0            0    0.0
        20-24              2,189  1,605.2            500  366.7            0    0.0
        25-29                799    681.2            253  215.7            1    0.9
        30-34                285    259.9            119  108.5            0    0.0
        35-44                184     78.1             88   37.4            2    0.8
         45+                  36      5.4             34    5.1            2    0.3

  GENDER
        Males              1,404    160.0            557   63.5            5    0.6
        Females            3,973    445.6            868   97.4            0    0.0

  RACE
        White              2,370    146.1            421   25.9            4    0.2
        Black              1,416  1,823.9            602  775.4            1    1.3
        Am Indian            144    841.9             20  116.9            0    0.0
        Asian                 39    128.0              5   16.4            0    0.0
        Other                131    641.2             15   73.4            0    0.0


  ETHNICITY
        Hispanic             401    307.7             52   39.9            0    0.0


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