Weekly Reportable Disease Cases in Oregon

Oregon physicians and laboratories are legally required to report diagnoses of certain diseases to local health departments under OAR Chapter 333, Division 18. This dataset provides preliminary weekly case counts for selected reportable diseases, enabling public health follow-up and analysis of disease patterns. The data includes temporal identifiers like MMWR week and year, disease name, and case numbers.

Use Cases

• Tracking weekly disease incidence trends using the `ReportWeekBegin`, `Disease`, and `Cases` columns.
• Analyzing seasonal patterns by aggregating case counts by `MMWRweek` and `MMWRyear`.
• Comparing preliminary weekly reports against finalized data using the `RunDate` timestamp.
• Mapping disease reports to specific geographic areas within Oregon using the `Place_name` column.

Strengths

• Data is legally mandated, suggesting consistent reporting standards.
• Includes detailed temporal columns (`MMWRweek`, `ReportWeekBegin`, `ReportWeekEnd`) for precise time-series analysis.
• Appears on multiple government platforms (Socrata and Data.gov), indicating official status and broad accessibility.

Limitations

• Metadata conflicts exist: the last updated date differs between platforms (2026-05 27 vs. 2026-04-12).
• Critical metadata like row count, file size, license, and author are missing from all sources.
• The description is identical across platforms but lacks specifics on the exact diseases covered or data completeness.

Provenance

Source

Oregon physicians, healthcare providers, and laboratories reporting to local health departments.

Collection Method

Mandatory reporting under Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR Chapter 333, Division 18).

Time Range

Weekly data; specific start date not provided.

Freshness

2026-05-27 21:59:03

Geography

Oregon, United States.