New York State Hepatitis Surveillance Summary - 2005
Hepatitis A
Cases Reported January 1, 2005 through December 31, 20051
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Number of confirmed cases2 - 112
NYS Rate per 100,000 population - 1.01
U.S. Rate per 100,000 population3 - 2.66
| Age (years) | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Age: 39.5 years | ||
| ≤ 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2-5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 6-10 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 11-20 | 17 | 15.2 |
| 21-30 | 18 | 16.1 |
| 31-40 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 41-50 | 13 | 11.6 |
| 50+ | 42 | 37.5 |
| Gender | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 50 | 44.6 |
| Female | 62 | 55.4 |
| Race | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91 | 81.3 |
| Black | 1 | 0.9 |
| Alaskan Native/Amer Ind | 0 | 0.0 |
| Asian/Pac Islander | 7 | 6.3 |
| Other | 4 | 3.6 |
| Unknown | 9 | 8.0 |
| Ethnicity | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Non-hispanic | 78 | 69.6 |
| Hispanic | 22 | 19.6 |
| Unknown | 12 | 10.7 |
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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; and, 2) IgM anti-HAV positive test result. Confirmed: A case that meets the clinical and laboratory criteria, or a case that meets the clinical criteria and occurs in a person who has an epidemiologic link with a person who has laboratory-confirmed hepatitis A (i.e., household or sexual contact with an infected person during the 15-50 days prior to onset of symptoms).
3 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, 2003.
4 Includes only counties that reported at least one case of hepatitis A virus 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.