New York State Acute Hepatitis Surveillance Summary - 2005
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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
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 |
Gender | N | % |
---|---|---|
Male | 12 | 57.1 |
Female | 9 | 42.9 |
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 |
Ethnicity | N | % |
---|---|---|
Non-hispanic | 16 | 76.2 |
Hispanic | 3 | 14.3 |
Unknown | 2 | 9.5 |
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.