New York State Acute Hepatitis Surveillance Summary - 2005
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Acute Hepatitis B
Cases Reported January 1, 2005 through December 31, 20051
- Number of confirmed cases2 - 101
- NYS Rate per 100,000 population - .92
- U.S. Rate per 100,000 population3 - 2.61
| Age (years) | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2-5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6-10 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11-20 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 21-30 | 17 | 16.8 |
| 31-40 | 29 | 28.7 |
| 41-50 | 31 | 30.7 |
| 50+ | 22 | 21.8 |
| Mean Age: 42.0 years | ||
| Gender | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 69 | 68.3 |
| Female | 32 | 31.7 |
| Race | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| White | 67 | 66.3 |
| Black | 25 | 24.8 |
| Alaskan Native/Amer Ind | 0 | 0.0 |
| Asian/Pac Islander | 2 | 2.0 |
| Other | 1 | 1.0 |
| Unknown | 6 | 5.9 |
| Ethnicity | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Non-hispanic | 78 | 77.2 |
| Hispanic | 8 | 7.9 |
| Unknown | 15 | 14.9 |
| County | Case Count |
|---|---|
| Albany | 5 |
| Broome | 5 |
| Chautauqua | 2 |
| Chemung | 3 |
| Chenango | 4 |
| Clinton | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Dutchess | 1 |
| Erie | 15 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Greene | 1 |
| Monroe | 9 |
| Nassau | 17 |
| Niagara | 2 |
| Oneida | 2 |
| Onondaga | 8 |
| Orange | 1 |
| Otsego | 2 |
| Rensselaer | 1 |
| Rockland | 1 |
| Saratoga | 1 |
| Schoharie | 1 |
| Seneca | 1 |
| Steuben | 1 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Tompkins | 1 |
| Westchester | 5 |
Footnotes:
1 Represents cases reported to the NYSDOH by local health departments during 2005, excluding NYC.
2 Case Definition: 1) A discrete onset of symptoms and jaundice or elevated liver enzymes; and, 2) IgM anti-HBc or HBsAg positive test result. Confirmed case classification: Meets both the clinical and laboratory criteria.
3 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, 2003.
4 Includes only counties that reported at least one case of acute hepatitis B in 2005.
Note: Percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
For more information, or if you have questions about this summary report, please contact the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control @ (518) 486-2938 or email hepatabc@health.state.ny.us.
