The following people are at increased risk for hepatitis C: Who is at risk for hepatitis C infection? What is the prevalence of chronic hepatitis C infection in the United States?Īn estimated 2.4 million people in the United States were living with hepatitis C during 2013–2016 ( 3). More information on hepatitis C surveillance is available from CDC. After adjusting for under-ascertainment and under-reporting, an estimated 50,300 acute hepatitis C cases occurred in 2018. In 2018, a total of 3,621 cases of acute hepatitis C were reported to CDC ( 2). How many new HCV infections occur annually in the United States?
Case definitions for acute hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis C are available. What are the case definitions for reportable hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections?Ĭase definitions have been developed by CDC, in collaboration with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, to provide uniform clinical and laboratory-testing criteria for the identification and reporting of nationally notifiable infectious diseases.
