Hepatitis G Information
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Accession Number
A00371
Author
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Hepatitis Branch
Source
CDC Fact Sheet
Release Date
March 1, 1997
Major Descriptors
Hepatitis G
High risk populations
Prevention
Transmission
Topic
Hepatitis
Text
Hepatitis G
CLINICAL FEATURES:
--> Acute disease spectrum unknown.
ETIOLOGIC AGENT:
--> Hepatitis G virus, although causal association remains to be confirmed.
INCIDENCE:
--> 0.3% of acute viral hepatitis. --> Estimated 900-2000 infections/year; most may be asymptomatic.
SEQUELAE:
--> Chronic infection develops in 90%-100% of infected persons. --> Chronic disease rare or may not occur.
COSTS:
--> Unknown.
TRANSMISSION:
--> Bloodborne.
RISK GROUPS:
--> Transfusion recipients. --> Injection drug users. --> Frequent co-infection with hepatitis C virus. --> ? Other.
SURVEILLANCE:
--> Sentinel Counties Studies
TRENDS:
--> No HGV infections in transfusion recipients detected since 1991 in the Sentinel Counties Study of Viral Hepatitis
PREVENTION:
--> Confirmation of disease association, determination of routes of transmission, and development of serologic screening assays are necessary before prevention measures can be considered.
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