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Epidemiology of acute hepatitis C infection in Canada : Épidémiologie de l'infection aiguë par le virus de l'hépatite C au Canada : résultats du Système de surveillance accrue des souches de l'hépatite (SSASH)

29 Apr 2009

Introduction Hepatitis C is one of the major causes of liver failure and transplant in the developed world1. [...] The hepatitis C virus (HCV), which causes Hepatitis C, is transmitted through blood contact with someone infected with hepatitis C. In Canada, recreational injection drug use (IDU) continues to be the predominant risk factor for HCV acquisition (due to sharing of needles, syringes, and other injection equipment), and is associated with 70-80% of newly acquired HCV cases in Canada. [...] Data are from the Enhanced Hepatitis Strain Surveillance System (EHSSS), a national surveillance initiative that contributes to our understanding of the epidemiology of newly identified acute and chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections and associated risk factors in Canada. [...] Results After a period of declining rates, there is evidence of an increase in the reported rate of acute HCV infection. [...] Figure 1: Reported rates1 of acute hepatitis C infection, EHSSS, 2004-20082 4 Male Average 3 Female 2 1 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Year of diagnosis 1 Rates of acute hepatitis C were calculated through the use of health-region-specific 2001 and 2006 census data and intercensal population estimates 2 From January 1, 2004 through September 30, 2008 Incidence rate per 100,000 The majority of reported
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