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Estimates of People with Hepatitis C in Pennsylvania Number People with Reactive anti-HCV Antibody United States Census Bureau 2010: Age and Sex Compositions.

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1 Estimates of People with Hepatitis C in Pennsylvania Number People with Reactive anti-HCV Antibody United States Census Bureau 2010: Age and Sex Compositions (http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf; accessed 7/23/14); Ditah et al. J Hepatology 2014; 60:691 - NHANES HCV survey found 1.3% prevalence anti-HCV in US population age >18; Chak et al. Liver International 2011; 31:1090 - Adjustment for groups excluded from NHANES including homeless, incarcerated, active military and nursing home residentshttp://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf

2 Estimate of the Number of People with Hepatitis C per HCV Provider in Pennsylvania Chak et al. Liver International 2011; 31:1090 – Estimate 75% of people with anti-HCV antibody reactivity have active hepatitis C infection. Provider data estimated from state-level ribavirin prescription data in 2013-2014. Data kindly provided by IMS. Hepatitis C provider estimate includes everyone who has written at least one prescription for ribavirin

3 Estimates of the Number of People with Hepatitis C Infection per HCV Provider in Pennsylvania Compared with Nearby States Chak et al. Liver International 2011; 31:1090 – Estimate 75% of people with anti-HCV antibody reactivity have active hepatitis C infection. Provider data estimated from state-level ribavirin prescription data in 2013-2014. Data kindly provided by IMS. Hepatitis C provider estimate includes everyone who has written at least one prescription for ribavirin

4 Pennsylvania Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator Sameh Boktor sboktor@state.pa.us 717-­787­-3350 Website: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/diseases_and_conditions/11 595 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/diseases_and_conditions/11 595 Philadelphia Alex Shirreffs alexandra.shirreffs@phila.gov 215­-685-­6462 Website: https://hip.phila.gov/xv/DiseaseInformation/HepatitisC/tabid/141/Default.aspxhttps://hip.phila.gov/xv/DiseaseInformation/HepatitisC/tabid/141/Default.aspx


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