New York State Acute Hepatitis B Surveillance Summary - 2004
Cases Reported January 1, 2004 through December 31, 20041
Hepatitis B
Number of confirmed cases2 - 92
NYS Rate per 100,000 population - 0.83
U.S. Rate per 100,000 population3 - 2.30
| Age (years) | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2-5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6-10 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11-20 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 21-30 | 16 | 17.4 |
| 31-40 | 24 | 26.1 |
| 41-50 | 24 | 26.1 |
| 50+ | 25 | 27.2 |
| Mean Age: 41.2 years | ||
| Gender | N | % |
| Male | 64 | 69.6 |
| Female | 28 | 30.4 |
| Race | N | % |
| White | 53 | 57.6 |
| Black | 24 | 26.0 |
| Alaskan Native/Amer Ind | 1 | 1.1 |
| Asian/Pac Islander | 2 | 2.2 |
| Other | 4 | 4.4 |
| Unknown | 8 | 8.7 |
| Ethnicity | N | % |
| Non-hispanic | 69 | 75.0 |
| Hispanic | 9 | 9.8 |
| Unknown | 14 | 15.2 |
| County | Case Count | County | Case Count | County | Case Count | County | Case Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 6 | Lewis | 1 | Ontario | 1 | Steuben | 1 |
| Broome | 6 | Monroe | 16 | Oswego | 1 | Suffolk | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | 1 | Montgomery | 1 | Otsego | 1 | Sullivan | 1 |
| Chautauqua | 1 | Nassau | 9 | Rensselaer | 1 | Ulster | 1 |
| Dutchess | 5 | Niagara | 2 | Rockland | 5 | Westchester | 4 |
| Erie | 9 | Oneida | 4 | Saratoga | 3 | ||
| Franklin | 1 | Onondaga | 6 | Schenectady | 2 |
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; and 2) IgM anti_HBc or HBsAG positive test result. Confirmed cas classification: Meets both the clinical and laboratory criteria.
3 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).
4 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.
