Table 5. Crude annualized incidence of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, GAS, and GBS by ethnicity in the Canadian circumpolar region, 1999–2005*.
| Organism, ethnicity | Incidence/100,000 population/year (no. cases) |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2002 | 2003–2005 | |
| S. pneumoniae | ||
| Non-aboriginal | 9.6 (20) | 10.2 (16) |
| Aboriginal | 44.2 (134) | 25.1 (57) |
|
|
2000–2002 |
2003–2005 |
| H. influenzae | ||
| Non-aboriginal | 0.6 (1) | 1.9 (3) |
| Aboriginal |
11.9 (27) |
8.4 (19) |
| GAS | ||
| Non-aboriginal | 0 | 1.9 (3) |
| Aboriginal |
5.7 (13) |
11.0 (25) |
| GBS | ||
| Non-aboriginal | 2.6 (4) | 1.9 (3) |
| Aboriginal | 2.2 (5) | 1.3 (3) |
*GAS, group A streptococci; GBS, group B streptococci.