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The Burden of Hepatitis C in West Virginia

The Burden of Hepatitis C in West Virginia. November 2011 West Virginia Public Health Symposium Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (DIDE) WVDHHR/BPH/OEPS. Objectives. Describe Hepatitis C surveillance in West Virginia. Understand the epidemiology of Hepatitis C in West Virginia.

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The Burden of Hepatitis C in West Virginia

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  1. The Burden of Hepatitis C in West Virginia November 2011 West Virginia Public Health Symposium Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (DIDE) WVDHHR/BPH/OEPS

  2. Objectives • Describe Hepatitis C surveillance in West Virginia. • Understand the epidemiology of Hepatitis C in West Virginia.

  3. Hepatitis C SurveillanceWest Virginia WV Legislative Rule 64-CSR-7 (Reportable Disease Rule)

  4. Hepatitis C Surveillance

  5. Hepatitis C Surveillance, WV (1)

  6. Hepatitis C Surveillance, WV (2) 6 WVDHHR/BPH/OEPS/DIDE

  7. West Virginia Population, 2010 = 1,852,994 (2.5% increase from 2000) Gender = Female (51%), Male (49%) Race = White (94%), Black (3%) Education = High school graduate (82%), Bachelor or higher (17%) 2007–2008 West Virginia Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Report • 2nd highest in 2008 in reporting the general health of adults as either “fair” or “poor.” • 1/5 of WV adults age 18 to 64 have no health care coverage

  8. Acute Hepatitis C cases by REPORTING SOURCEWest Virginia, 2001-2010, N=178

  9. Acute Hepatitis C cases in West Virginia, 2001-2010, N=178 Percent Distribution by GENDER Male = 52% (10 per 100,000 pop.) Female = 48% (9 per 100,000 pop.) By GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Southern counties (3) = 35% Mercer county Raleigh county Logan county Throughout the state = 65%

  10. SUMMARY • Hepatitis C infection remains a problem in WV • Strengthen hepatitis C surveillance • Targeted preventive and control measures

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