Surveillance

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)
2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
4,488	3,579	2,979	2,585	1,987	1,670	1,398	1,562	1,781	1,239

Estimated Actual New Cases of HAV (range)
2011 (estimated) *	2012 (estimated) *	2013 (estimated) *	2014 (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)

* Actual acute cases estimated to be 1.96 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*
95	69	77	80	76

* Underlying or contributing cause of death in most recent year available (2014)

Hepatitis B

Reported Acute (New) Cases of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
5,494	4,758	4,519	4,033	3,374	3,350	2,890	2,895	3,050	2,953

Estimated Actual New Cases of HBV (range)
2011 (estimated)*	2012 (estimated)*	2013 (estimated)*	2014 (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)

* Actual acute cases estimated to be 6.48 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*
1,792	1,804	1,771	1,873	1,843

* Underlying or contributing cause of death in most recent year available (2014)

Hepatitis C

Reported Acute (New) Cases of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
694	802	849	878	781	853	1,230	1,778	2,138	2,194

Estimated Actual New Cases of HCV (range)
2011 (estimated)*	2012 (estimated)*	2013 (estimated)*	2014 (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)

* 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
2.7- 3.9 million

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

* Underlying or contributing cause of death in most recent year available (2014)
†Current information indicates these represent a fraction of deaths attributable in whole or in part to chronic hepatitis C

Historical reported cases and estimates