2007 New York State Acute Hepatitis B Surveillance Summary

Cases Reported January 1, 2007 through December 31, 20071

  • Number of confirmed cases:2 89
  • NYS rate per 100,000 population: 0.81
  • U.S. rate per 100,000 population:3 1.60

Cases by Age

Age (years) N %
≤ 1 0. 0
2-5 0 0
6-10 0 0
11-20 1 1.1
21-30 13 14.6
31-40 24 27.0
41-50 28 31.5
50+ 23 25.8.7
Mean Age: 43.1 years

Cases by Gender

Gender N %
Male 61 68.5
Female 28 31.5

Cases by Race

Race N %
White 59 66.3
Black 18 20.2
Alaskan Native/American Indian 0 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 3 3.4
Other 1 1.0
Unknown 8 9.0

Cases by Ethnicity

Ethnicity N %
Non-Hispanic 68 76.4
Hispanic 11 12.4
Unknown 10 11.2

Reported Cases by County4

County Number of Reported Cases
Albany 5
Chautauqua 2
Dutchess 4
Erie 19
Essex 1
Fulton 2
Herkimer 1
Jefferson 1
Monroe 14
Montgomery 1
Nassau 4
Niagara 1
Oneida 2
Onondaga 3
Orange 4
Oswego 1
Rockland 1
St. Lawrence 1
Saratoga 16
Schenectady 4
Steuben 1
Suffolk 11
Tompkins 1
Ulster 5
Washington 2
Westchester 5

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 elevated liver enzymes Laboratory criteria: 1) IgM anti-HAV negative (if done) and 2) IgM anti-HBc or HBsAg positive Confirmed case classification: A case that meets both the clinical and laboratory criteria.
  3. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, 2006.
  4. Includes only counties that reported at least one case of acute hepatitis B in 2007.

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 email hepatabc@health.state.ny.us.hepatabc@health.state.ny.us