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DRUG USE CONSEQUENCES
Table 25. Reported Hepatitis Cases, 1995�1999
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Number of reported cases
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|
Hepatitis A
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31,582
|
31,032
|
30,021
|
23,229
|
17,047
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Hepatitis B
|
10,805
|
10,637
|
10,416
|
10,258
|
7,694
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Hepatitis C
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4,576
|
3,716
|
3,816
|
3,518
|
3,111
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Reported cases per 100,000 Population
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Hepatitis A
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12.13
|
11.70
|
11.22
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8.59
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6.25
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Hepatitis B
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4.19
|
4.01
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3.90
|
3.80
|
2.82
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Hepatitis C
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1.78
|
1.41
|
1.43
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1.30
|
1.14
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States, 1999.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 48 (53), 2001.
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