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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />D <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, NC <br />2014* Population Health <br />Dashboard <br />Source: 2013 DHHS HIV/STD Surveillance Report <br />Summary: <br />Orange County performs well on most sexually transmitted disease (STD) indicators compared to NC, the US, Peers, <br />and available Target values. However, the incidence of STDs has increased compared to previous years. Early Syphilis <br />and HIV Rates in particular are higher for Orange County than our peers. <br /> <br />Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) <br />IconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />% age 15-24 testing positive for Chlamydia of those tested8.5%8.7%#N/A-10.0%10.9%15.6% <br />Chlamydia Incidence Rate (/100,000)340.7#N/A330.6 ↑367.6496.5446.6 <br />Early Syphylis Rate (/100,000)3.6#N/A2.2 ↑2.76.910.9 <br />Gonorrhea Incidence Rate (/100,000)82.6#N/A61.6 ↑109.1140.1106.1 <br />HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS <br />Icon Current Target Previous Progress Peer NC US <br />AIDS Incidence Rate (/100,000)5.112.41.4 ↑7.19.28.4 <br />HIV Infection Rate (/100,000)12.322.210.9 ↑9.715.615.0 <br />ProgressProgressProgressProgressOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyTrendTrendTrendTrendCompare toCompare toCompare toCompare to <br />ProgressProgressProgressProgressOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyTrendTrendTrendTrendCompare toCompare toCompare toCompare to <br />↑↓Positive trend <br />↑↓Negative trend <br />Neutral trend <br /> Performing better than four or more benchmarks <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />Benchmarks include Target, Previous, Peer, NC, and US <br />2013 <br />2013 <br />Data Notes: <br />*Due to changes in the presentation of surveillance data in annual report tables (county of residence to county of diagnosis), current <br />rates for many sexually transmitted diseases cannot be compared to historical data. Therefore, this dashboard compares data from <br />2013 to the previous year, 2012. Orange County cases from 2014, and preliminary 2015 case numbers can be found in lower table <br />See the Public Health Dashboard FAQ Document for more information on data methodology. <br />Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases among Orange County residents by year 2013-2015[i] <br /> 2013 2014 2015 <br />Gonorrhea cases 114 112 183 <br />Chlamydia cases 470 472 684 <br />Syphilis cases 3 17 13 <br />Newly reported HIV infections among <br />OC residents <br />16 14 12 <br />Newly reported AIDS cases among OC <br />residents <br />8 10 8 <br />*The above numbers are preliminary and were obtained from the 2015 fourth quarter report, annual numbers were not available. <br />