Figure 1.5. Rates of reported hepatitis A virus infection, by sex — United States, 2004–2019

Figure 1.5. Rates of reported hepatitis A virus infection, by sex — United States, 2004–2019

Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

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An increase in the reported rates of hepatitis A since person-to-person outbreaks were first reported during 2016 has been observed among both males and females. During 2019, the rate of reported hepatitis A virus infection was 7.3 cases per 100,000 population for males (>14 times the corresponding rate during 2015) and 4.2 cases per 100,000 population among females (>10 times the corresponding rate during 2015).