Rates* of laboratory confirmed acute hepatitis C virus
infection,† by age group — United States,
2006–2021§,¶
Source: National Notifiable Diseases
Surveillance System, CDC.
* Rates per 100,000 population.
† Reported confirmed cases. For
the case definition, see https://ndc.services.cdc.gov/conditions/hepatitis-c-acute/.
§ The number of viral hepatitis
cases reported to CDC in 2020 and 2021 might be lower than in years
before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The decrease might be related to
fewer people seeking health care and being tested for viral hepatitis
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
¶ Changes in case definitions
should be considered when examining temporal trends. For more
information regarding the case definitions used in 2021, see https://www.cdc.gov/nndss/index.html.