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A | Hepatitis
B | Hepatitis
C |
Dramatic Rise and Fall of Hepatitis C:
1991 was the first full year that the hepatitis C (HCV)
virus antibody test was available. Subsequently, the rate
of hepatitis C in Hawai'i increased nearly 12-fold, peaking
in 1996. The Department of Health attributes this increase
to greater availability and quality of testing, increased
physician awareness, and more complete reporting of cases.
Hepatitis C did not become nationally notifiable until
October 1997.1 Hawai'i and U.S. rates are both
below the "Healthy People 2010" objective.
Hepatitis C Prevention and Control:
HCV is usually transmitted through large or repeated percutaneous exposures to blood--for example, through sharing of equipment between injection drug users. HCV infects people of all ages, but most new cases are among young adults aged 20 to 39 years.
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