Title: MMWR Vol. 58 / No. SS-3
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Surveillance Summaries
Volume 58, No. SS-3
May 22, 2009
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Surveillance for Acute Viral Hepatitis
United States, 2007
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This report presents data on cases of hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus for 2007, the most recent year for which data are available. Acute hepatitis A incidence has declined 92%, from 12.0 cases per 100,000 population
in 1995 to 1.0 case per 100,000 population in 2007, the lowest rate ever recorded. Declines were greatest among children and in those states where routine vaccination of children was recommended beginning in 1999. Acute hepatitis B incidence has declined 82%, from 8.5 cases per 100,000 population
in 1990 to 1.5 cases per 100,000 population
in 2007, the lowest rate ever recorded. Declines occurred among all age groups but were greatest among children aged <15 years. Following a peak
in 1992, incidence of acute hepatitis C declined; however, since 2003, rates have plateaued.
In 2007, as in previous years, the majority of these cases occurred among adults, and injection-drug
use was the most common risk factor.
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Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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