Figure 9.3.3: Amebiasis by age
Rate of amebiasis infections reported per 100,000 population by age, Middlesex-London, 2014 to 2018 annual average
Source:
Public Health Ontario Infectious Diseases Query: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Case counts and crude rates of reportable diseases by year. Toronto ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2019 May 8 [cited 2019 May 13].Among Middlesex-London residents, the rate of amebiasis infections generally increased with increasing age, although the differences between age groups were not significant.
Rates were highest among those in their 50s, followed by those in their 40s.