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  • Title: Hepatitis C infection in Louisiana.
    Author: Sokol TM, Lewis BE, Straif-Bourgeois S, Talati G, Ratard RC.
    Journal: J La State Med Soc; 2005; 157(2):98-102. PubMed ID: 16022276.
    Abstract:
    Estimating a prevalence of 1.8% of hepatitis C in the general population, there are in Louisiana about 81,000 individuals who have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. In 2002, the incidence of reported cases of acute hepatitis C was 2.2/100,000 versus 0.64 in the USA. The case register maintained by the Louisiana Office of Public Health has 22,000 cases. Building up a register of hepatitis C past or present infections is an important tool that may be used to resolve some important questions about the epidemiology of hepatitis C or be used for future preventive actions. Physicians and hospitals are encouraged to report hepatitis C infection including sufficient information to distinguish acute hepatitis C from hepatitis C past or present infection.
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