2008 New York State Acute Hepatitis C Surveillance Summary

Cases Reported January 1, 2008 through December 31, 20081

  • Number of confirmed cases2,3: 43
  • NYS rate per 100,000 population: 0.39
  • U.S. rate per 100,000 population4: 0.30

Cases by Age

Age (years) N %
≤1 0 0.0
2-5 0 0.0
6-10 0 0.0
11-20 3 7.0
21-30 12 27.9
31-40 8 18.6
41-50 13 30.2
50+ 7 16.3
Mean Age 38.3 years

Cases by Gender

Gender N %
Male 14 32.6
Female 29 67.4

Cases by Race

Race N %
White 31 72.1
Black 4 9.3
Alaskan Native/America Indian 0 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 1 2.3
Other 4 9.3
Unknown 3 7.0

Cases by Ethnicity

Ethnicity N %
Non-Hispanic 32 74.4
Hispanic 5 11.6
Unknown 6 14.0

Reported Cases by County5

County Reported Cases
Albany 1
Franklin 1
Onondaga 5
Steuben 1
Broome 1
Fulton 1
Ontario 1
Suffolk 3
Chenango 1
Jefferson 1
Putnam 1
Ulster 1
Columbia 2
Monroe 2
Rensselaer 3
Warren 1
Dutchess 1
Nassau 5
Saratoga 1
Wayne 1
Erie 7
Niagara 1
Schenectady 1

Footnotes

  1. Represents cases reported to the NYSDOH by local health departments during 2008, 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, 2007.
  5. Includes only counties that reported at least one case of acute hepatitis C 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.