Statistics and Surveillance

Surveillance

Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2016
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2015
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2014
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2013
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2012
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2011
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2010
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2009
Surveillance Data for Acute Viral Hepatitis – United States, 2008
Surveillance for Acute Viral Hepatitis — United States, 2007 [PDF – 32 pages]
MMWR 2009;58(SS-3)

Health Care Related Outbreaks Reported to CDC

Hepatitis B and C Outbreaks Related to Health Care Reported to CDC

Surveillance Guidelines and Forms

Guidelines for Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Case Management

Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report Form [PDF – 7 pages]
This form (finalized in September 2013) is to serve as a guide for surveillance and is based on CSTE recommendations.

Hepatitis Case Record Form [PDF – 2 pages]
National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance

Disease Burden from Viral Hepatitis A, B, and C in the United States

Hepatitis A

**Reported Acute (New) Cases of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)**
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
3,579	2,979	2,585	1,987	1,670	1,398	1,562	1,781	1,239	1,390	2,007

**Estimated Actual New Cases of HAV (range)**
2011 (estimated) *	2012 (estimated) *	2013 (estimated) *	2014 (estimated) *	2015 (estimated) *	2016 (estimated) *
2,700 (1,900- 3,100)	3,000 (2,200- 3,500)	3,500 (2,500- 3,900)	2,500 (1,700- 2,800)	2,800 (1,900- 3,100)	4,000 (2,800–4,400)

* Actual acute cases estimated to be 2 times the number of reported cases in any year

**Est. No. of Chronic Cases In the United States**
No chronic infections

**No. of Death Certificates listing**
**HAV as a Cause of Death**
2010	2011	2012	2013	2014*	2015*	2016*
95	69	77	80	76	67	70

* Underlying or contributing cause of death in most recent year available (2016)

Incidence of Hepatitis A, by year United States, 1980-2011

Hepatitis B

**Reported Acute (New) Cases of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)**
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
4,713	4,519	4,029	3,374	3,350	2,890	2,895	3,050	2,791	3,370	3,218

**Estimated Actual New Cases of HBV (range)**
2011 (estimated)*	2012 (estimated)*	2013 (estimated)*	2014 (estimated)*	2015 (estimated)*	2016 (estimated)*
18,800 (10,800-46,100)	18,800 (10,800-46,100)	19,800 (11,300-48,500)	19,200 (11,000-47,100)	21,900 (12,500-53,600)	20,900 (11,900–51,200)

* Actual acute cases estimated to be 6.5 times the number of reported cases in any year

**Est. No. of Chronic Cases In the United States**
850,000 – 2.2 million

**No. of Death Certificates listing**
**HBV as a Cause of Death**
2010	2011	2012	2013	2014*	2015*	2016*
1,792	1,804	1,771	1,873	1,843	1,715	1,698

* Underlying or contributing cause of death in most recent year available (2016)

Incidence of Acute Hepatitis B, by year United States, 1980-2011

Hepatitis C

**Reported Acute (New) Cases of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)**
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
802	849	878	781	853	1,230	1,778	2,138	2,194	2,436	2,967

**Estimated Actual New Cases of HCV (range)**
2011 (estimated)*	2012 (estimated)*	2013 (estimated)*	2014 (estimated)*	2015 (estimated)*	2016 (estimated)*
16,500 (7,200-43,400)	24,700 (19,600-84,400)	29,700 (23,500-101,400)	30,500 (24,200-104,200)	33,900 (26,800-115,500)	41,200 (32,600– 140,600)

* Actual acute cases estimated to be 13.9 times the number of reported cases in any year

**Est. No. of Chronic Cases In the United States**
3.5 million

**No. of Death Certificates listing**
**HCV as a Cause of Death**
2010	2011	2012	2013*	2014*	2015*	2016*
16,627†	17,721†	18,650†	19,368†	19,659†	19,629†	18,153†

* Underlying or contributing cause of death in most recent year available (2016)
†Current information indicates these represent a fraction of deaths attributable in whole or in part to chronic hepatitis C