In many countries, viral hepatitis is the leading cause of liver transplants. Viral hepatitis in oregon, 2015 pdf hepatitis c infections in oregon, updated may 2017 pdf cd summary hcv. State viral hepatitis data conference posters and presentations patient costs, characteristics, and outcomes associated with hospitalizations related to hepatitis b and hepatitis c california, 20022011 cdph poster presentation at cste conference, 20 pdf. Combating the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis hhs. Sharon adler md, mph, clinical faculty, california stdhiv prevention training center and clinical specialist, std control branch, california department of public health. Stop the spread of viral hepatitis associated by drug use. Reduce viral hepatitis caused by drug use behaviors. An acute illness with a discrete onset of any sign or symptom consistent with acute viral hepatitis e. Rates of diagnoses of hiv infection among adults and.
Acute, hepatitis a reports, by risk exposure united states, 2011. Incidence of acute, hepatitis a, by age group united states, 2000 2011. Such endstage treatments are expensive, easily reaching up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per person. Assay development and diagnostic reference laboratory. One indicator of hepatitis a illness severity is whether persons are hospitalized. Seroprevalence data on viral hepatitis in the general population vary widely. Published by the viral hepatitis prevention board vhpb. Pathologists need to be aware of the other features that may have important clinical implications.
Viral hepatitis is often a silent disease whose symptoms and signs become evident only after the disease has caused severe liver damage. Action plan for the prevention, care and treatment of viral hepatitis. Viral hepatitis laboratory support of diagnosis and management clinical background hepatitis inflammation of the liver can be caused by medications, viruses, and other diseases. On may 12, 2011, hhs issued combating the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis. The global burden of viral hepatitis from 1990 to 20. Viral hepatitis publications and data state of oregon. Division of viral hepatitis, national center for hivaids. Hepatitis a virus hav and hepatitis e virus hev are endemic in many lowincome countries.
Just the facts, please, 2015 pdf oregon hiv and viral hepatitis fact sheet, 2014 pdf hepatitis b vaccination for patients with diabetes pdf 2012 oregon cd summary. Along with other hepatitis types such as hepatitis c and hepatitis e, hepatitis b is caused by transmission spread of the virus through blood and body fluids. It is spread by sexual contact or by contact with stool, urine, blood or other body fluids of an infected person. This report summarizes viral hepatitis surveillance and outbreak data reported to idsp during 201120. This tip supports the goals and objectives of the viral hepatitis action plan by providing information on the prevention and. Eliminate transmission of vaccinepreventable viral. During this period, 804,782 hepatitis cases and 291 outbreaks were reported.
Introduction viral hepatitis remains a silent epidemic in the united states. Information on outbreaks of all forms of viral hepatitis, including a, b, c, and e, also is collected. Clinical characteristics of reported cases of acute, hepatitis a. Hepatitis c is the most common type of viral hepatitis infection in the united states. Prevalence of hbs ag and antihcv in blood donations, 2011. Most cases of hepatitis can be spread to other people. Viral hepatitis hepatitis is a disease of the liver most often caused by a virus. Symptoms of acute viral hepatitis include fatigue, flulike symptoms, dark urine, lightcolored stools, fever, and jaundice. The main objective of this report is to provide an overview of the current situation regarding prevention and control of viral hepatitis in portugal. The hiv surveillance report is not ed and ma y be used and reproduced without.
Pdf hepatitis c testing information for veterans 599k hepatitis c. Variation in the coverage and quality of existing research creates uncertainty around estimates. Overview of viral hepatitis addressing viral hepatitis. Viral hepatitis infection is widely spread, affecting 400 million people worldwide over 10 times the number of people infected with hiv. Because viral hepaiis can persist for decades without symptoms, 65%75% of infected americans remain unaware of their infecion status and are not receiving care and treatment 1. October 2011 volume 36 number 10 chronic viral hepatitis. Abcs of viral hepatitis pdf 2012 oregon cd summary. Department of health and human services, atlanta, georgia.
Some persons infected with hepatitis b develop a chronic infection, become carriers, and are then able to pass on the infection to others. Most symptomatic viral hepatitis infections in the united states are attributable to hav, hbv, and hcv. Viral hepatitis in the countries of the world health organization. The cdc estimates that between 35,000 to 180,000 infections occur annually in the united states, of which up to 30 percent are symptomatic. An introductory guide for patients april 2018 a 36page primer on hepatitis c, including information on the livers functions, laboratory tests, and treatment. Screening recommendations for primary care clinicians serving american indians and alaska natives. Surveillance for viral hepatitis united states, 2011. Washington state chronic hepatitis b and chronic hepatitis c.
Human services action plan for the prevention, care and treatment of viral hepatitis also called the viral hepatitis action plan hhs, 2011. Infectious viral hepatitis is an important challenge to health worldwide. In 2011 cdc funded select sites for viral hepatitis surveillance through the emerging infections program eip, a network involving cdc, state health departments, academic institutions, and local health departments. Some 291 outbreaks and 804 782 cases of hepatitis infections occurred in india from 2011 to 20, a national surveillance and outbreak data report on viral hepatitis has shown.
Global epidemiology of hepatitis b and hepatitis c in. Hepatitis, a general term referring to inflammation of the liver, may result from various causes, both infectious ie, viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic organisms and noninfectious eg, alcohol, drugs, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic diseases. The alphabet soup of viral hepatitis testing august 18, 2011 patricia slev, phd, dabcc medical director, serologic hepatitis and retrovirus laboratory, arup laboratories assistant professor of pathology, university of utah medical center. Distribution of risk behaviorsexposures associated with acute, hepatitis a united states, 2011. Addressing viral hepatitis in people with substance use. Addressing viral hepatitis in people with substance use disorders center for substance abuse treatment u. It solicits these articles from epidemiologists, clinicians, pathologists, virologists and specialists in transfusion medicine working in the field, thereby bringing together in a single journal the important issues in this expanding speciality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis a hav, hepatitis b hbv and hepatitis c hcv viruses in the general croatian adult population. National center for hivaids, viral hepatitis, std, and tb. Year of diagnosis of chronic hcv cases reported through december 31, 2011. The action plan provides a roadmap for the nations public health response to viral hepatitis, identifying actions. Hepatitis a hospitalizations in the united states, 2002. Data are presented for diagnoses of hiv infection reported to cdc through june 2012.
Hepatitis c virus rna centers for disease control and. More idus have antihcv than hiv infection, and viral hepatitis poses a key challenge to public health. Entire report in a printable format cdcpdf pdf 2,869 kb 69 pages. Viral hepatitis is a common form that affects roughly 1% to 2% of the united states population1. Publications and products viral hepatitis and liver disease. Take full advantage of vaccines that can prevent hepatitis a and b. Incidence of acute, hepatitis a, by raceethnicity united states, 20002011. International classification of disease icd codes for viral hepatitis icd10. Pdf prevalence of viral hepatitis in croatian adult. This issue of viral hepatitis reports the topics covered at the vhpbs country meeting, held on november 1819th, 2010 in lisbon, portugal. Improved and more complete data and reporting are needed to estimate the scale of the issue, which will inform efforts to prevent and treat hcv and hbv in idus. Viral hepatitis in latin america and the caribbean. Surveillance for viral hepatitis united states, 2011 3 background viral hepatitis is caused by infection with any of at least five distinct viruses. Department of health and human services hhs released the first national, comprehensive, multiagency action plan for preventing and treating viral hepatitis.
The group of viruses hepatitis a, b, c, d and e that cause acute andor chronic infection and. The virus is responsible for the majority of cases of what was previously called nona, nonb viral hepatitis. We describe changes in primary hepatitis a hospitalization rates in the united states from 2002. Rarely, acute viral hepatitis causes fulminant hepatic failure. Incidence of acute, hepatitis a, by sex united states, 20002011. Enhanced viral hepatitis surveillance sites background.