Infection

A weekly update on influenza (flu) activity in Marion County was provided by the Marion County Public Health Department. These reports go back to the 2012/2013 flu season. [DR1202]

This link is to the Marion County Public Health Department's comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) report on the chronic and infectious disease, environmental health, built environment and social determinates of health affecting Marion County residents 12-17 years of age. For the complete CHA report (all age groups), please refer to http://marionhealth.org/mcphd-community-health-assessment-2014/ instead of the above link.

A report to the Community regarding the Marion County Public Health Department delivering on all of the ten essential services of public health. These services are: monitoring health, diagnosing and investigating health hazards, informing and educating about health issues, mobilizing partnerships, developing health policies, enforcing environmental laws, access to care, assuring a competent public health workforce, evaluating health services, and researching public health concerns.

About 90% of primary and secondary syphilis cases in Marion County are in men. Case rates of primary and secondary syphilis for men who have sex with men (MSM) have remained much higher than for men who have sex with women only (MSW). In 2012, the estimated rate for MSM was about 78 times higher than for MSW, and in 2016, the estimated rate for MSM was about 80 times higher than for MSW. [DR3530]

Gonorrhea rates were consistently higher among African American residents of Marion County, with Hispanic/Latinos experiencing the lowest incidence during the period 2012-2016 (DR3530).