Ventura County Infectious Disease Data

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 3.4 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 3.95 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 7.30. Tuberculosis Incidence Rate
(Compared to CA Counties)
Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 371.1 which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 344.1 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 485.7. Chlamydia Incidence Rate
(Compared to CA Counties)
Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 110.0 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 140.0 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 212.7. Gonorrhea Incidence Rate
(Compared to CA Counties)
Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 15.6 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 17.1 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 25.6. Syphilis Incidence Rate
(Compared to CA Counties)
 
Communicable Disease: a type of infectious disease that is easily spread from person-to-person and therefore readily “caught” from an infected person. The reportable communicable diseases have the potential to cause significant illness and / or death. Influenza, measles, and chlamydia are examples of communicable diseases.
There are 88 infectious and communicable diseases that Title 17 California Code of regulations requires local health departments to report. The surveillance of these diseases by public health departments helps to determine which diseases are causing illness in the community, and which groups are most impacted by them. With this information, local health departments can make decisions on the best ways to prevent the spread of disease and evaluate the success of prevention programs.