2007 New York State Acute Hepatitis C Surveillance Summary

Cases Reported January 1, 2007 through December 31, 20071

  • Number of confirmed cases:2 46
  • NYS rate per 100,000 population: 0.41
  • U.S. rate per 100,000 population:3 .30

Cases by Age

Age (years) N %
≤ 1 0 0
2-5 0 0
6-10 0 0
11-20 2 4.4
21-30 15 32.6
31-40 8 17.4
41-50 13 28.3
50+ 8 17.4
Mean Age: 39.2 years

Cases by Gender

Gender N %
Male 24 52.2
Female 22 47.8

Cases by Race

Race N %
White 38 82.6
Black 4 8.7
Alaskan Native/American Indian 0 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0 0
Other 2 4.4
Unknown 2 4.4

Cases by Ethnicity

Ethnicity N %
Non-Hispanic 35 76.1
Hispanic 5 10.9
Unknown 2 4.4

Reported Cases by County4

County Number of Reported Cases
Albany 2
Allegany 1
Chautauqua 1
Chemung 1
Clinton 1
Columbia 3
Dutchess 1
Erie 9
Livingston 2
Monroe 2
Montgomery 2
Nassau 4
Onondaga 2
Orange 3
Rockland 1
Schenectady 1
Steuben 1
Suffolk 3
Ulster 1
Washington 1
Wayne 1
Westchester 1
Wyoming 1

Footnotes:

  1. Represents cases reported to the NYSDOH by local health departments during 2007, excluding New York City.
  2. Case Definition: Clinical criteria: An acute illness with 1) a discrete onset of symptoms and 2) jaundice, or ALT ?400 u/L) Laboratory criteria: 1) positive confirmatory anti-HCV or HCV RNA and 2) IgM anti-HAV and IgM anti-HBc negative 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, 2006.

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) 473-4439 or hepatabc@health.state.ny.us