New York State Acute Hepatitis C Surveillance Summary - 2004

Cases Reported January 1, 2004 through December 31, 20041

Hepatitis C

  • Number of confirmed cases2,3 - 20
  • NYS Rate per 100,000 population - .18
  • U.S. Rate per 100,000 population4 - .63
Cases by Age
Age (years) N %
≤ 1 0 0.0
2-5 0 0.0
6-10 0 0.0
11-20 3 15.0
21-30 3 15.0
31-40 4 20.0
41-50 7 35.0
50+ 3 15.0
Mean Age: 38.3 years

Cases by Gender
Gender N %
Male 11 55,0
Female 9 45.0

Cases by Race
Race N %
White 15 75.0
Black 2 10.0
Alaskan Native/Amer Ind 0 0.0
Asian/Pac Islander 0 0.0
Other 1 5.0
Unknown 2 10.0

Cases by Ethnicity
Ethnicity N %
Non-hispanic 14 70.0
Hispanic 1 5.0
Unknown 5 25.0

Reported Cases by County5
County Reported Cases
Albany 1
Dutchess 2
Erie 2
Greene 1
Livingston 1
Monroe 1
Mongomery 1
Nassau 4
Oneida 1
Ontario 1
Schoharie 1
Suffolk 3
Sullivan 1

Footnotes:

1 Represents cases reported to the NYSDOH by local health departments during 2004, excluding NYC.

2 Case Definition: 1) A discrete onset of symptoms and jaundice or elevated liver enzymes (≥ 7 times upper limit normal); and, 2) Confirmatory anti-HCV or HCV RNA positive test result. Confirmed case classification: Meets both the clinical and laboratory criteria.

3 Acute hepatitis C cases are difficult to diagnose for several reasons; therefore, it is likely that these data reflect an underreporting of acute hepatitis C cases.

4 Based on the most recent available published data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR 2003;52 (Table II, pages 1270-71).

5 Includes only counties that reported at least one case of hepatitis B virus in 2004.

For more information, or if you have questions about this summmary report, please contact the Burueau of Communicable Disease Control @ (518) 473-4439 or email hepatabc@health.state.ny.us.