Hepatitis A
• Prevalence of chronic infection: None (2007)
• Incidence: 1,670 new acute clinical cases (2010)
• Ambulatory care visits: Infrequent (2004)
• Hospitalizations: 10,000 (2004)
• Mortality: 29 deaths (2010)
Hepatitis B
• Prevalence of chronic infection: 800,000 to 1.4 million (2007)
• Incidence: 3,350 new acute clinical cases (2010)
• Ambulatory care visits: 729,000 (2004)
• Hospitalizations: 61,000 (2010)
• Mortality: 588 deaths (2010)
Hepatitis C
• Prevalence of chronic infection: 2.7 to 3.9 million (2007)
• Incidence: 850 new acute clinical cases (2010)
• Ambulatory care visits: 1.2 million (2009)
• Hospitalizations: 419,000 (2010)
• Mortality: 6,844 deaths (2010)
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