Evolving Characteristics of Decedents With Hepatitis A Listed as a Cause of Death, United States, 2011–2021
- Published on 15/04/2025
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Megan G. Hofmeister , Kathleen N. Ly , Shaoman Yin , Philip R. Spradling
Division of Viral Hepatitis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta Georgia USA
Abstract
Hepatitis A is a vaccine‐preventable disease that typically causes mild illness. Hepatitis A outbreaks associated with person‐to‐person transmission have been widespread in the United States since 2016. We used public‐use US Multiple Cause of Death data to compare characteristics and listed comorbidities among decedents with hepatitis A‐listed deaths during non‐outbreak (2011–2015) and outbreak (2017–2021) periods and assessed the...
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