Figure 9.4.5: Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae by year
Rate of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections reported per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2005 to 2018
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].Between 2005 and 2018, the rate of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections among Middlesex-London residents varied. At the same time, the rate in Ontario increased somewhat.
The local rate was comparable to the provincial rate in all years except 2007 and 2008, when the Middlesex-London rate was significantly lower than the rate for Ontario as a whole.