Enhanced surveillance for incident cases of hepatitis C in Australia, 1995
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.61Abstract
An enhanced surveillance system for identification of incident cases of hepatitis C and risk factors for infection was established on a trial basis in 1995 by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia New Zealand. There were 138 incident cases of hepatitis C identified by participating States and Territories. From the notifications of hepatitis C received, a rate of 7.8 incident cases per 100,000 population was estimated for 1995. However, the estimate is unreliable due to a range of factors including the variance in methods used by the States and Territories (particularly for case ascertainment), response bias and the presence of duplicates among the total notifications of hepatitis C. This report identifies a number of areas where surveillance of hepatitis C could be improved.
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