DRUG USE CONSEQUENCES
Table 25. Reported Hepatitis Cases, 1995–1999
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Number of reported cases |
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|
Hepatitis A |
31,582 |
31,032 |
30,021 |
23,229 |
17,047 |
|
Hepatitis B |
10,805 |
10,637 |
10,416 |
10,258 |
7,694 |
|
Hepatitis C |
4,576 |
3,716 |
3,816 |
3,518 |
3,111 |
|
Reported cases per 100,000 Population |
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|
Hepatitis A |
12.13 |
11.70 |
11.22 |
8.59 |
6.25 |
|
Hepatitis B |
4.19 |
4.01 |
3.90 |
3.80 |
2.82 |
|
Hepatitis C |
1.78 |
1.41 |
1.43 |
1.30 |
1.14 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States, 1999.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 48 (53), 2001.
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