iconstar paper   HIV Articles  
Back grey arrow rt.gif
 
 
New HCV Infections Tripled: 4 times Higher than in 2009
 
 
  Download the PDF here
 
.....but you can see below new infections are about equal in millennial (20-30s), baby boomers (mid-50s to early 70s) and Generation X less at 23% (late 30s to 50s), so make no mistake about it there is an increase in new infections among young in 20s & 30s due in large part to the opioid epidemic along with great concerns about infection among young women affecting pregnancy & newborns: high rates were reported at CROI this year for young women affecting pregnancy & newborns:
 
Health authorities estimate that 6% of women with active HCV will pass the hepatitis virus to their infants. That rate jumps to 11% in women coinfected with HIV. The researchers noted that about 5 times more babies in the state get exposed to HCV (about 1800 in 2019) than to HIV (343 in 2018). Of the 343 infants exposed to HIV in 2018, none got infected. Another trend is increasing HCV new infections for both HIV-neg & HIV+ MSM. Of note at CROI a study reported 44% of IDUs in the USA have HCV.
 
CROI: HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND COINFECTION WITH HIV AMONG PWID IN 10 US CITIES (04/02/20)
 
CROI: HCV Prevalence Almost 2% in New Mothers in 2 New York State Regions - (03/11/20)
 
CROI: NEWBORN TESTING REVEALS HIGH HCV SEROPREVALENCE IN PREGNANT WOMEN FROM NEW YORK STATE - (03/11/20)
 
High incidence of HCV in HIV-negative men who have sex with men using pre-exposure prophylaxis - (05/13/20)
 
After Years on the Decline, Hepatitis C Is Returning - Primarily Among Millennials - (05/12/20)
 
CDC - Beyond baby boomers: Hepatitis C now heavily impacting multiple generations - still no federal funded national screening program ! - (05/12/20)
 
CDC: During 2009-2018 the number of reported acute hepatitis C cases per 100,000 population increased threefold. - (05/12/20)
 
CDC: During 2009-2018 the number of reported acute hepatitis C cases per 100,000 population increased threefold. - (05/12/20)

millenials

 
 
 
 
  iconpaperstack View Older Articles   Back to Top   www.natap.org