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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the rate of hepatitis A — IID‑10

Status: Getting worse

  
Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
1.7 cases of hepatitis A per 100,000 population (2021)

Target:
0.4 per 100,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
1.0 cases of hepatitis A per 100,000 population were reported in 2017

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Reduce the rate of hepatitis A

Target-Setting Method
Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, or laws

Data Sources:  National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS), CDC/CSELS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census

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Summary

In recent years, the number of new hepatitis A cases in the United States has increased. While it’s usually a short-term infection, hepatitis A can require hospitalization and can result in rare but serious outcomes, like liver failure or death. Making sure children and at-risk adults get the hepatitis A vaccine can help reduce the rate of hepatitis A nationwide.

Topics:  Infectious Disease, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Vaccination

Workgroup: Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup

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