Availability of information on risk behaviors or exposures* associated with reported cases of acute Hepatitis B virus infection — United States, 2021

Availability of information on risk behaviors or exposures* associated with reported cases of acute Hepatitis B virus infection — United States, 2021
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Case reports with at least one of the following risk behaviors/exposures reported 6 weeks to 6 months prior to symptom onset or documented seroconversion if asymptomatic: 1) injection drug use; 2) multiple sexual partners; 3) underwent surgery; 4) men who have sex with men; 5) sexual contact with suspected/confirmed hepatitis B case; 6) sustained a percutaneous injury; 7) household contact with suspected/confirmed hepatitis B case; 8) occupational exposure to blood; 9) dialysis; and 10) transfusion. Reported cases may include more than one risk behavior/exposure.

Among the 2,045 case reports of acute hepatitis B received by CDC for 2021, data regarding risk behaviors and exposures were missing for 914 (45%) cases. At least one risk behavior or exposure was reported for 551 (27%) cases during the 6 weeks to 6 months before illness onset; 580 (28%) cases had no risk behavior or exposures identified. More than one risk can be reported for each case. (See below Table 2.3.)

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