Viral Hepatitis - Outbreaks

Upon consultation CDC can provide assistance to health departments during investigation, and share best practices based on many states’ previous experiences with issues such as: infection control breaches previously associated with transmissions in specific settings and observation recommendations, guidance for notification messages including specific populations to screen, and guidance on laboratory testing and molecular genetic investigation.

Healthcare-Associated Hepatitis B and C Outbreaks Reported to CDC in 2008-2014

The highest reported incidence of acute hepatitis C in the United States is now among persons aged 20–29 years. In recent years, there has been an emerging HCV epidemic among young PWIDs, particularly in rural and suburban settings. Further reading.

May 31, 2013 - Multistate hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey

Reporting incident HBV and HCV infections meeting CSTE acute case definition among repeat blood donors from blood collection centers to public health departments