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Number of Annual Reported Cases of Hepatitis in Alaska
January 1, 1993 to December 31, 2006
| Year |
Hepatitis A |
Hepatitis B |
Hepatitis C* |
| 2006 |
2 |
8 |
1181 |
| 2005 |
4 |
8 |
1161 |
| 2004 |
4 |
11 |
1035 |
| 2003 |
10 |
8 |
952 |
| 2002 |
12 |
12 |
883 |
| 2001 |
16 |
10 |
824 |
| 2000 |
13 |
13 |
850 |
| 1999 |
15 |
18 |
1195 |
| 1998 |
17 |
13 |
1004 |
| 1997 |
34 |
15 |
570 |
| 1996 |
53 |
16 |
246 |
| 1995 |
50 |
13 |
0 |
| 1994 |
209 |
13 |
0 |
| 1993 |
775 |
15 |
0 |
- * Numbers for Hepatitis C represent prevalent cases for each time period,
not incidence of new disease
- Hepatitis C became reportable in January 1996
- Universal Hepatitis A Immunization Program began January 1996
- Hepatitis B Immunization Program expanded April 1997
- Mandatory Hepatitis A and B immunization for children attending Alaska schools and licensed childcare facilities began in Fall 2001
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