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  LegionellosisR19 LegionellosisR18 Legionellosis2016 Legionellosis2015 Legionellosis2014  Legionellosis2013 

              2019                       2018                       2016                         2015                       2014                       2013


Legionellosis2012 Legionellosis2011   Legionellosis2010  Legionellosis2009  

             2012                        2011                        2010                       2009

Legionellosis Cases and Incidence Rates for Texas, 2010-2019
Year Case Count Incidence Rate
2019*  421  1.4 
2018* 415 1.4 
2017*  327  1.1 
2016*  270  1.0
2015*  292  1.1 
2014*  256  0.9 
2013*  168 0.6 
2012*  158 0.6
2011*  111  0.4
2010  136 0.5 
*Population data are projected population from Texas Demographic Center’s Texas Populations Projections Program; 2019 population projections were updated July 18, 2019, and 2018 & earlier population projections were from the prior version.

Legionellosis Cases and Incidence Ratesa by Age Group, 2012-2019                              
  2012   2013    2014    2015    2016    2017   2018 2019  
 Age Group Count  IR  Count  IR  Count  IR  Count  IR  Count IR  Count IR Count IR Count IR 
<1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0  0 0.0 - - 
01-04 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0  0.0 0  0.0 
05-09  0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0  0.0 0  0.0 
10-14  0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0  0.0 -  - 
15-19  1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -  - 
20-29 3 0.1 4 0.1 4 0.1 9 0.2 5 0.1 9 0.2  16 0.4 12  - 
30-39 7 0.2 13 0.3 16 0.4 13 0.3 20 0.5 15 0.4  31 0.8 30  0.7 
40-49 18 0.5 19 0.5 27 0.8 49 1.4 27 0.7 53 1.5  43 1.1 38 1.0 
50-59 44 1.3 43 1.3 48 1.4 70 2.0 67 1.9 63 1.8  96 2.7 98  2.8 
60+ 85 2.2 89 2.2 160 3.6 148 3.2 150 3.1 187 3.7  229 4.4 238  4.5 
Total 158 0.6 168 0.6 256 0.9 292 1.1 270 1.0 327 1.1 415 1.4 421  1.4 
aIR=age group-specific incidence rate per 100,000. 
Note: Per Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Unit Data Suppression policy, beginning with data published after September 2021, subgroup case counts of 1-4 are not provided (-). Rates are not provided (-) when the Relative Standard Error exceeds 25% (n <16). Population data are projected population from Texas Demographic Center’s Texas Populations Projections Program; 2019 population projections were updated July 18, 2019, and 2018 & earlier population projections were from the prior version.                      
Legionellosis Cases and Incidence Ratesa for the Most Populous Texas Counties, 2019

County

 2019
Cases IR
BEXAR 41 2.0
BRAZORIA 1 -
CAMERON 4 -
COLLIN 14 -
DALLAS 58 2.2
DENTON 16 1.8
EL PASO 13 -
FORT BEND 2 -
HARRIS 50 1.0
HIDALGO 14 -
MONTGOMERY 12 -
NUECES 2 -
TARRANT 38 1.8
TRAVIS 19 1.5
WILLIAMSON 10 -
STATEWIDE TOTALS 421 1.4
aIncidence rates (IR) are calculated per 100,000 population. Population data are projected population from Texas Demographic Center’s Texas Populations Projections Program, updated July 18, 2019.
Note: Per Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Unit Data Suppression policy, beginning with data published after September 2021, rates are not provided (-) when the Relative Standard Error exceeds 25% (n<16). Data Source: Texas NEDSS Finalized Data File, 2019, Texas Notifiable Conditions.  

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Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease)

Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease)