TABLE 2.
Epidemiology of primary pulmonary tularaemia in Hedmark and Oppland counties in Eastern Norway, in 2016–2018
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2016–2018 | |
| Pulmonary tularaemia cases in our region# (% of reported tularaemia cases) | 4 (50%) | 13 (51%) | 5 (38%) | 22 (48%) |
| Tularaemia cases in our region¶ | 8 | 25 | 13 | 46 |
| Tularaemia cases in Norway¶ | 40 | 92 | 58 | 190 |
| The incidence of pulmonary tularaemia in our region | 1.1/100 000 | 3.4/100 000 | 1.3/100 000 | 1.9/100 000 |
| The incidence of tularaemia in our region | 2.1/100 000 | 6.6/100 000 | 3.4/100 000 | 4.0/100 000 |
| The incidence of tularaemia in Norway¶ | 0.8/100 000 | 1.7/100 000 | 1.1/100 000 | 1.2/100 000 |
There are no recent reports distinguishing the incidence of the various clinical manifestation of tularaemia in Norway. #: diagnosed at Innlandet Hospital Trust; ¶: official statistics from the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases.