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Number of newly reported cases* of perinatal Hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Reported confirmed cases. For case definition, see Perinatal Hepatitis C.
—: No reported cases. The reporting jurisdiction did not submit any cases to CDC.
N: Not reportable. The disease or condition was not reportable by law, statue, or regulation in the reporting jurisdiction.
U: Unavailable. The data were unavailable.
The capacity of health departments to conduct perinatal hepatitis C surveillance varies based on different factors, including local testing and laboratory reporting practices and resources for case management and follow-up. During 2021, a total of 28 states reported 199 cases of perinatal hepatitis C. The states with the highest reported number of perinatal hepatitis C cases include Ohio (n = 42), Pennsylvania (n = 15), and Indiana (n = 15). The number of cases of perinatal hepatitis C reported in 2021 has increased 21% compared to the 165 cases reported in 2020.
- Figure 3.1. Number of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection and estimated infections — United States, 2014–2021
- Figure 3.2. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2020–2021
- Figure 3.3. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021
- Figure 3.4. Rates* of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by age group — United States, 2006–2021
- Figure 3.5. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by sex — United States, 2006–2021
- Figure 3.6. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2006–2021
- Figure 3.7. Availability of information on risk behaviors or exposures associated with reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection — United States, 2021
- Figure 3.8. Number of newly reported chronic hepatitis C virus infection cases by sex and age — United States, 2021
- Figure 3.9. Rates of death with hepatitis C virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021
- Table 3.1. Numbers and rates of reported cases† of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2017–2021
- Table 3.2. Numbers and rates of reported cases† of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2017–2021
- Table 3.3. Reported risk behaviors or exposures among reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection — United States, 2021
- Table 3.4. Number of newly reported cases of perinatal hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021
- Table 3.5. Number and rate of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021
- Table 3.6. Number and rate of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2021
- Table 3.7. Numbers and rates of deaths with hepatitis C listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2017–2021
- Table 3.8. Numbers and rates of deaths with hepatitis C virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2017–2021