Hepatitis Surveillance and Reporting

• New York State Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan 2016 - 2020

Surveillance is the ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health data for the purposes of planning, implementing and evaluating public health programs. The goals of viral hepatitis surveillance are to measure the burden of disease; determine risk factors; identify outbreaks; monitor trends; evaluate control measures, interventions and programs; and identify infected persons for medical referral, education and counseling.

• 2013 Hepatitis A Case Reports
• 2013 Hepatitis B Case Reports
• 2013 Hepatitis C Case Reports

Case Definitions

• Acute Hepatitis A
• Acute Hepatitis B
• Acute Hepatitis C
• Chronic Hepatitis B
• Chronic Hepatitis C
• Perinatal Hepatitis B

Surveillance Guidelines

• NYSDOH Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements (PDF)
• CDC Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus
• Signal to Cut Off Ratios for Commercially Available Assays for Detecting Antibody to HCV
• Laboratory Reporting Guidelines 2010, New York State Department of Health (PDF)

Tools

• Viral Hepatitis Infectious Period and Exposure Period Calculators (XLS)