PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (65): (KY, WV, AL)

Hepatitis A -- United States
Number of cases: 2137
Demographics
Age range: 3-86
Median age: 37
Male: 1260 (59%)
Hospitalizations: 1072 (50.2%)
Deaths: 12
Risk factors
Co-infection with hepatitis C (information available for 1633 cases): 946 (57.9%)
Co-infection with hepatitis B (information available for 1633 cases): 171 (10.5%)
Reports illicit drug use (information available for 1816 cases): 1301 (71.6%)
Homeless: 219 (10.2%)
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