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
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 |
Gender | N | % |
---|---|---|
Male | 11 | 55,0 |
Female | 9 | 45.0 |
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 |
Ethnicity | N | % |
---|---|---|
Non-hispanic | 14 | 70.0 |
Hispanic | 1 | 5.0 |
Unknown | 5 | 25.0 |
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.