2008 New York State Acute Hepatitis A Surveillance Summary
Cases Reported January 1, 2008 through December 31, 20081
- Number of confirmed cases2: 66
- NYS rate per 100,000 population: 0.59
- U.S. rate per 100,000 population3: 1.0
Cases by Age
Age (years) |
N |
% |
≤1 |
1 |
0.0 |
2-5 |
2 |
3.0 |
6-10 |
4 |
6.1 |
11-20 |
9 |
13.6 |
21-30 |
12 |
18.2 |
31-40 |
11 |
16.7 |
41-50 |
13 |
19.7 |
50+ |
15 |
22.7 |
Mean Age |
35.9 |
Cases by Gender
Gender |
N |
% |
Male |
43 |
65.2 |
Female |
23 |
34.9 |
Cases by Race
Race |
N |
% |
White |
40 |
60.6 |
Black |
2 |
3.0 |
Alaskan Native/America Indian |
0 |
0.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
9 |
13.6 |
Other |
4 |
6.1 |
Unknown |
11 |
16.7 |
Cases by Ethnicity
Ethnicity |
N |
% |
Non-Hispanic |
44 |
66.7 |
Hispanic |
11 |
16.7 |
Unknown |
11 |
16.7 |
Reported Cases by County4
County |
Reported Cases |
Albany |
3 |
Monroe |
3 |
Suffolk |
5 |
Broome |
2 |
Nassau |
9 |
Tompkins |
1 |
Columbia |
3 |
Oneida |
2 |
Westchester |
14 |
Delaware |
1 |
Onondaga |
9 |
Wyoming |
1 |
Dutchess |
1 |
Orange |
1 |
Erie |
4 |
Orleans |
3 |
Genesee |
1 |
Otsego |
1 |
Livingston |
2 |
Rockland |
1 |
Madison |
1 |
Saratoga |
1 |
Footnotes
- Represents cases reported to the NYSDOH by local health departments during 2008, excluding New York City.
- Case Definition:
- Clinical criteria:
- An acute illness with:
- a discrete onset of symptoms and
- jaundice or elevated liver enzymes
- Laboratory criteria:
-
- IgM anti-HAV negative (if done) and
- IgM anti-HBc or HBsAg positive
- Confirmed case classification:
- A case that meets both the clinical and laboratory criteria.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, 2007.
- Includes only counties that reported at least one case of hepatitis A in 2008.
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 at (518) 473-4439 or email hepatabc@health.state.ny.us.