Laboratory Testing for Hepatitis A and E

Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A by Race/Ethnicity

September 2008

The incidence of Hepatitis A has also decreased among the various races and ethnic groups over the last 15 years. You can see that a remarkable drop is most evident among the American Indian and Alaskan Natives population and also decreased in the Hispanic ethnic group as well.

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• Introduction
• Patient Case
• Geographic Distribution of Hepatitis A Virus Infection
• Hepatitis A Epidemiology
• Hepatitis A Virus Infection Typical Serologic Course
• Hepatitis A Diagnosis
• Assay Methods for HAV Serologic Markers
• Patient Case
• Interpretation of HAV Serologic Marker Test Results
• Patient Case
• Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A by Year
• Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A by Age
• Trends in Epidemiologic Characteristics
• Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A by Race/Ethnicity
• Geographic Distribution of Hepatitis E
• Hepatitis E Epidemiology
• Hepatitis E Virus Infection
• Hepatitis E Diagnosis
• Summary Hepatitis A
• Summary Hepatitis E
• Questions?
• Disclosure