New York State Acute Hepatitis Surveillance Summary - 2005

Acute Hepatitis C

Cases Reported January 1, 2005 through December 31, 20051

  • Number of confirmed cases2,3 - 21
  • NYS Rate per 100,000 population - .19
  • U.S. Rate per 100,000 population4 - .38
Cases by Age
Age (years) N %
≤ 1 0 0.0
2-5 0 0.0
6-10 0 0.0
11-20 3 14.3
21-30 12 57.1
31-40 3 14.3
41-50 2 9.5
50+ 1 4.8
Mean Age: 30.2 years

Cases by Gender
Gender N %
Male 12 57.1
Female 9 42.9

Cases by Race
Race N %
White 18 85.7
Black 0 0.0
Alaskan Native/Amer Ind 0 0.0
Asian/Pac Islander 1 4.8
Other 1 4.8
Unknown 1 4.8

Cases by Ethnicity
Ethnicity N %
Non-hispanic 16 76.2
Hispanic 3 14.3
Unknown 2 9.5

Reported Cases by County5
County Case Count
Albany 1
Cheutauqua 4
Chemung 1
Clinton 1
Erie 2
Herkimer 1
Monroe 1
Mongomery 1
Nassau 1
Onondaga 2
Otsego 1
Rensselaer 1
Rockland 1
Suffolk 2
Wayne 13

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 (= 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 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, 2003.

5 Includes only counties that reported at least one case of acute hepatitis C 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.