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Overview of Infectious Diseases and Mortality Trends in the West Midlands

Infectious diseases account for one in eight deaths, primarily due to respiratory illnesses like pneumonia and influenza, as well as various cancers including stomach and liver cancers. This report reviews the incidence of measles and pertussis in the West Midlands, highlighting the importance of MMR vaccination and maternal pertussis vaccination programs. It examines TB trends and control strategies, HIV care by age group, and the rise of STIs, including resistant gonorrhea and the benefits of the HPV vaccine. Hepatitis C is identified as a growing concern.

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Overview of Infectious Diseases and Mortality Trends in the West Midlands

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  1. Infectious Diseases Prof Keith Neal

  2. Mortality • One in eight of all deaths • Mainly respiratory • Pneumonia, influenza • Cancers • Stomach, head and neck, cervix, liver, oesophageal • Digestive disease • Ulcers, liver

  3. Measles Confirmed measles cases in West Midlands Uptake of MMR1 and MMR2

  4. Pertussis Confirmed pertussis cases in the West Midlands Rate per 100,000 confirmed Pertussis cases; 2012 Jan to Oct

  5. TB TB rates per 100,000 by PCT TB in West Midlands – 2002 - 2011

  6. Selected TB clusters in West Midlands

  7. HIV

  8. West Midlands residents receiving care for HIV by age group

  9. STIs

  10. STIs – Chlamydia diagnoses in West Midlands GUM clinics: 1996 to 2010 Males Females

  11. Hepatitis C

  12. Summary • Measles is preventable • Pertussis – pregnant women vaccine programme • TB – typing systems helping control strategies • HIV – new cases occurring in high risk groups • STIs – totally resistant gonorrhoea and HPV vaccine will have major benefits • Hepatitis C – described as a ticking time bomb

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