Table 5.4 ¨C Viral Hepatitis in United States Territories

Key points

In 2023, viral hepatitis cases were reported by some United States territories. Guam reported 50 chronic hepatitis B and 28 chronic hepatitis C cases. Puerto Rico reported 167 chronic hepatitis B and 1,070 chronic hepatitis C cases. The US Virgin Islands reported 10 chronic hepatitis B and 13 chronic hepatitis C cases.
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 2023 Hepatitis Surveillance Report appendix

Number of reported cases* of viral hepatitis, by event condition, United States territories, 2023

Table 3.7. Number and rates* of deaths with hepatitis C listed as a cause of death† among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2018–2022

Source: ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

*Reported confirmed cases. For case definitions, see .

—: No reported cases. The reporting jurisdiction did not submit any cases to ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.

Summary

In 2023, viral hepatitis cases were reported by some US territories. Most of the cases reported were chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C. Guam reported 50 chronic hepatitis B and 28 chronic hepatitis C cases. Puerto Rico reported 167 chronic hepatitis B and 1,070 chronic hepatitis C cases. The US Virgin Islands reported 10 chronic hepatitis B and 13 chronic hepatitis C cases. The capacity of each territory for identifying, investigating, and notifying ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø of cases varies considerably on the basis of resources and infrastructure available for conducting viral hepatitis surveillance.

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