Viral Hepatitis In the News: The Latest CDC Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Data for 2015 is Receiving Widespread Media Coverage

In May, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new preliminary surveillance data showing that new hepatitis C infections nearly tripled between 2010 and 2015. CDC estimates that approximately 34,000 new hepatitis C infections actually occurred in the United States in 2015.

These new data have been covered by a variety of organizations and news outlets, including national media like CNN and USA Today, local media, and publications that are written for very specific readers (like infectious disease or family physicians). Here’s just a sample:

• As New Hepatitis B and C Infections Increase, the Nation’s Local Health Departments Are Working to Protect Americans - National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
• New hepatitis C infections triple due to opioid epidemic – CNN
• Hepatitis C Infections Tripled in Five Years – USA Today
• HCV Infection Rate Skyrocketed Between 2010 and 2015 – American Academy of Family Physicians
• CDC Report Focuses on Slowing Hepatitis C Infection Rate – Pharmacy Times
• CDC Report: New Hepatitis C Infections Nearly Tripled in Five Years – Managed Care Magazine
• New Hepatitis C Infections Nearly Tripled over Five Years – Infection Control Today
• New Hepatitis C Infections Soar to 15-Year High, CDC Says – Bloomberg
• Indiana’s Hepatitis C Rate Is Double the National Average – Indiana Public Media
• ‘We Have An Epidemic.’ Kentucky Now Leads the Nation in Hepatitis C Infection Rate – Lexington Herald Leader