TABLE 1. Number* and percentage† of reported cases of cyclosporiasis, by selected characteristics — United States, 2011–2015.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
|
Case classification
§
| |
| Confirmed |
1,988 (90.1) |
| Probable |
219 (9.9) |
|
Sex
| |
| Male |
929 (42.1) |
| Female |
1,160 (52.6) |
| Unknown/Missing |
118 (5.3) |
|
Age group (yrs)
| |
| 0–9 |
40 (1.8) |
| 10–19 |
61 (2.8) |
| 20–29 |
193 (8.7) |
| 30–39 |
334 (15.1) |
| 40–49 |
424 (19.2) |
| 50–59 |
499 (22.6) |
| 60–69 |
356 (16.1) |
| 70–79 |
143 (6.5) |
| ≥80 |
45 (2.0) |
| Unknown/Missing |
112 (5.1) |
|
Race
| |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
0 (0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
18 (0.8) |
| Black |
40 (1.8) |
| White |
745 (33.8) |
| Other |
14 (0.6) |
| Unknown/Missing |
1,390 (63.0) |
|
Ethnicity
| |
| Hispanic |
239 (10.8) |
| Non-Hispanic |
1,174 (53.2) |
| Unknown/Missing |
794 (36.0) |
|
Region
¶
| |
| New England |
98 (4.4) |
| Mid-Atlantic |
247 (11.2) |
| East North Central |
174 (7.9) |
| West North Central |
289 (13.1) |
| South Atlantic |
351 (15.9) |
| East South Central |
7 (0.3) |
| West South Central |
973 (44.1) |
| Mountain |
32 (1.4) |
| Pacific | 36 (1.6) |
* N = 2,207.
† Percentages might not total 100% because of rounding.
§ Confirmed: a case that meets the clinical description and at least one of the criteria for laboratory confirmation. Probable: a case that meets the clinical description and is epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case. Source: CDC. Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora cayetanensis) 2010 Case Definition. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2017. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/cyclosporiasis/case-definition/2010/
¶ Cases were reported and totaled by state/area of residence, which might differ from location of exposure. Regions were defined as New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont), Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, New York City, and Pennsylvania), East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin), West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota), South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia), East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee), West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas), Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming), and Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington).