Red > 459.7 Green <= 351.9 In-between = Yellow Unit: cases/100,000 population
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Chlamydia Incidence Rate
| Value: |
350.0 cases/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Miami-Dade |
| Comparison: |
FL Counties |
| Categories: |
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the chlamydia incidence rate in cases per 100,000 population. |
| Why this is important: Chlamydia, the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States, is caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis. Although symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. Chlamydia also can cause discharge from the penis of an infected man. Under-reporting of chlamydia is substantial because most people with chlamydia are not aware of their infections and do not seek testing. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 67 Florida counties. |
| Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of STD Prevention & Control |
| URL of Source: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/std/index.html |
| URL of Data: http://www.floridacharts.com/charts/OtherIndicators/NonVi... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
cases/100,000 population
| 2011 | Rates calculated prior to 2011 do not reflect the population revisions made by the Florida Department of Health. The population data for 2001-2010, along with rates affected by the population data, were revised in August 2012. |
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