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Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Florida Health

Disease Control

Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance Report January 2025

Hepatitis A

A graph showing hepatitis A activity has fluctuated each month from February 2024 – January 2024. In January, 13 cases were reported.
  • Hepatitis A activity decreased from last month and was below the previous 5-year average.
  • 13 cases were reported in January.

Pertussis

A graph showing pertussis activity has fluctuated each month from February 2024 – January 2024. In January, 132 cases were reported.
  • Pertussis activity increased from last month and was above the previous 5-year average.
  • 132 cases were reported in January.

Meningococcal Disease

A graph showing meningococcal disease activity has fluctuated each month from February 2024 – January 2024. In January, 3 cases were reported.
  • Meningococcal disease activity increased from last month and was below the previous 5-year average.
  • 3 cases was reported in January.

Varicella

A graph showing varicella activity has fluctuated each month from February 2024 – January 2024. In January, 54 cases were reported.
  • Varicella activity increased from last month and was above the previous 5-year average.
  • 54 cases were reported in January.

For all vaccine-preventable diseases, timely and complete vaccination is the best way to prevent infection. Although vaccinated individuals can still become infected with diseases like pertussis or varicella, in general, those who have received at least 1 dose of vaccine have less severe outcomes than those who have never been vaccinated for the disease.

A map showing the proportion of children ages 5–17 years with religious exemptions by county as of January 31, 2025. Counties with a proportion of 1.57%–4.04% are: Baker Bradford Calhoun Franklin Gadsden Hamilton Hardee Hendry Jackson Liberty Okeechobee Putnam Taylor Union Counties with a proportion of 4.14%–6.56% are: Alachua Bay Clay Columbia DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia Gilchrist Glades Gulf Highlands Hillsborough Holmes Jefferson Lafayette Lake Leon Levy Madison Marion Miami-Dade Nassau Orange Osceola Palm Beach Polk St. Lucie Sumter Suwannee Wakulla Washington Counties with a proportion of 6.66%–9.66% are: Brevard Broward Citrus Collier Hernando Indian River Lee Manatee Martin Monroe Okaloosa Pasco Pinellas Santa Rosa Seminole Volusia Counties with a proportion of 9.73%–14.75% are: Charlotte Flagler Sarasota St. Johns Walton

Unvaccinated children are at increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases like mumps, pertussis, and varicella. Communities with a higher proportion of religious exemptions (REs) to vaccination are at increased risk of vaccine-preventable disease transmission.

The proportion of children age 5-17 years with new REs are increasing each month. Statewide, the estimated prevalence of REs among children age 5-17 years old is 6.27% with individual counties ranging from 1.57-14.75%.

To learn more about REs at the local level, please visit FloridaHealth.gov/REmap.

The rate of religious exemptions is likely higher than the rate presented in this report. This is due to eligible persons with religious exemptions who have opted out of Florida SHOTS and persons who have had their religious exemptions processed outside of the Florida SHOTS system. The map above includes REs registered in Florida SHOTS through January 31, 2025.