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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the rate of acute hepatitis C — IID‑12

Status: Getting worse

  
Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
1.6 cases of acute hepatitis C per 100,000 population (2021)

Target:
0.1 per 100,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
1.0 cases of acute hepatitis C per 100,000 population were reported in 2017

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Reduce the rate of acute hepatitis C

Target-Setting Method
Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, or laws

Data Sources:  National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS), CDC/CSELS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census

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Summary

Tens of thousands of people get acute hepatitis C in the United States every year. Most people who get acute hepatitis C develop chronic hepatitis C, which can lead to liver damage and liver cancer. Screening organ and tissue donations, controlling hepatitis C infections in hospitals, and treating people who have chronic hepatitis C can help reduce the rate of acute hepatitis C nationwide. Providing people who inject drugs with clean needles and syringes can also lower their risk for acute hepatitis C.

Topics:  Infectious Disease, Drug and Alcohol Use, Sexually Transmitted Infections

Workgroup: Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup

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