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MEASLES NOTIFICATIONS - CONFIRMED CASES
England and Wales, 1995 - 2001* by Quarter

     

Tested

Confirmed

Year

Week Notified

Uncorrected Notified Cases

Number

%

Number

%

1995

01-13

2672

1722

64.4%

27

1.6%

1995

14-26

1924

1242

64.6%

5

0.4%

1995

27-39

1457

885

60.7%

9

1.0%

1995

40-52

1394

773

55.5%

6

0.8%

1996

01-13

1962

990

50.5%

13

1.3%

1996

14-26

1613

928

57.5%

33

3.6%

1996

27-39

1123

694

61.8%

15

2.2%

1996

40-52

1090

708

65.1%

2

0.3%

1997

01-13

1097

768

70.0%

8

1.0%

1997

14-26

1137

693

60.9%

10

1.4%

1997

27-39

949

605

63.8%

20

3.3%

1997

40-52

985

718

72.9%

113

15.7%

1998 01-13 1220 823 67.5% 30 3.6%
1998 14-26 1037 759 73.2% 4 0.5%
1998 27-39 771 489 63.4% 4 0.8%
1998 40-53 700 458 65.4% 4 0.9%
1999 01-13 709 427 60.2% 8 1.9%
1999 14-26 635 428 67.4% 6 1.4%
1999 27-39 591 385 65.0% 12 3.1%
1999 40-52 517 421 81.4% 21 5.0%
2000 01-13 746 524 70.2% 35 6.7%
2000 14-26 691 494 71.5% 25 5.1%
2000 27-39 563 391 69.4% 8 2.0%
2000 40-52 466 342 73.4% 6 1.8%
2001* 01-13 741 592 79.9% 5 0.9%
2001* 14-26 572 451 78.8% 4 0.9%
2001* 27-39 466 347 74.5% 6 1.7%
2001* 40-52 528 418 79.2% 16 3.8%

Source: Notifications of Infectious Diseases confirmed by salivary antibody detection at the PHLS Enteric and Respiratory Virus Laboratory

* Provisional
Last Updated: 18 February 2002


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