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<p>Hepatitis A, B, C and E are viruses that affect the liver. Where tests can differentiate
acute from chronic infections data is presented as newly acquired infections and where
not data is presented as newly diagnosed cases.</p><p> </p><p>Cases of confirmed newly
acquired hepatitis A virus infection are reported by laboratories to Public Health
England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table 1: Hepatitis A laboratory reports (newly
acquired infections) , England (2002-2012).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of hepatitis A reports</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>1,278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Data on acute hepatitis B infections are reported both from laboratories
and from Health Protection Teams to Public Health England. Reporting in this way commenced
in 2008.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Reports of acute hepatitis
B infections (newly acquired infections), England (2008-2012)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of hepatitis B reports</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Laboratory reports of newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C are reported
to Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3: Laboratory reports of hepatitis C
(newly diagnosed cases) , England (2002-2012)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of hepatitis C reports</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>4,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>5,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>6,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>6,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>6,961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>7,808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>8,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>8,662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>7,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>10,873</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Notes: </em></p><p>1. At present serological tests are not able to differentiate
between acute and chronic cases of hepatitis C infection. Therefore, laboratory reports
of hepatitis C contain both recently acquired infections and past infections. For
this reason the data represent newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C as opposed to
newly acquired infections.</p><p> </p><p>2. Hepatitis surveillance data for 2013 will
be available in August 2014.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Laboratory reports of
confirmed cases of hepatitis E are reported to Public Health England. Surveillance
began in 2003.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table 4: Laboratory reports of hepatitis
E (newly acquired infections) , England (2003-2012)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of hepatitis E reports</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>530</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
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