Multistate Outbreak of Hepatitis A
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Since March 2018, the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health has reported an increase in the number of confirmed cases of acute hepatitis A virus. This increase in cases has primarily been among injection and non-injection drug users, homeless or mobile individuals, and those who have been recently incarcerated. Viral sequencing has linked cases from Kentucky and California.
West Virginia Hepatitis A Outbreak Cases*
as of September 14, 2018** |
| Number of Cases |
1225 |
| Demographics |
| Age Range |
12-82 |
| Median Age |
37 |
| Male |
733 (59.8%) |
| Hospitalizations |
646 (52.7%) |
| Deaths |
2 |
| Risk Factors |
Co-infection with Hepatitis C
(Information available for 996 cases) |
620 (62.2%) |
Co-infection with Hepatitis B
(Information available for 996 cases) |
116 (11.6%) |
Reports Illicit Drug Use
(Information available for 1060 cases) |
832 (78.4%) |
| Homeless |
143 (11.7%) |
*: Table does not include all reported hepatitis A cases in the outbreak region; only those cases that are identified as outbreak-related. Data are provisional and subject to change.
**: Updated 12:00 PM each Friday |
| Cases Meeting the WV Hepatitis A Outbreak Case Definition |
| County*** |
Number of Cases |
| Kanawha |
611 |
| Cabell |
211 |
| Putnam |
93 |
| Boone |
64 |
| Wayne |
46 |
| Lincoln |
33 |
| Jackson |
26 |
| Mason |
25 |
| Fayette |
22 |
| Logan |
18 |
| Raleigh |
15 |
| Wood |
13 |
| Nicholas |
11 |
| Mercer |
6 |
| Berkeley |
<5 |
| Braxton |
<5 |
| Calhoun |
<5 |
| Clay |
<5 |
| Doddridge |
<5 |
| Greenbrier |
<5 |
| Hancock |
<5 |
| Harrison |
<5 |
| Marshall |
<5 |
| McDowell |
<5 |
| Monongalia |
<5 |
| Pleasants |
<5 |
| Randolph |
<5 |
| Roane |
<5 |
| Webster |
<5 |
| Wyoming |
<5 |
| ***: This may not accurately reflect the current residence of the patient. |
*Epidemiological data will be updated weekly and posted each Friday.
Information on the multi-state hepatitis A outbreak can be found HERE.
Click HERE to view an informational video on hepatitis A and the outbreak.
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