Titre : | Use of enhanced surveillance for hepatitis C virus infection to detect a cluster among young injection-drug users - New York, November 2004-April 2007 (2008) |
Auteurs : | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Vol.57, n°19, May 16, 2008) |
Article en page(s) : | 517-521 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés HEPATITE ; INFECTION ; INJECTION ; USAGER ; JEUNE ; SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE ; FACTEUR DE RISQUEThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : | Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. Chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections were added to the nationally notifiable diseases list in 2003. Approximately 3.2 million persons in the United States have chronic HCV infection. The most common risk factor for HCV infection is illicit drug use (specifically injection-drug use [IDU]), although approximately one third to one half of cases have no identified risk factor. Because approximately 80% of acute HCV infections are asymptomatic and no serologic markers for recent infection exist, distinguishing recent from distant infection based on serology alone is challenging and establishment of national HCV infection incidence is difficult. CDC provides funding to enhance surveillance for HCV infection and other forms of viral hepatitis in New York State (NYS) and seven other areas. One project of enhanced surveillance is to identify those HCV infections most likely to have been acquired recently. Since January 2006, NYSDOH has prioritized follow-up of positive laboratory markers for HCV infection among persons aged |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 9 |
Affiliation : | Etats-Unis. United States. |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A03673 |
Lien : | http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5719.pdf |
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