title: Notes from the field : hepatitis C virus infections among young adults--rural Wisconsin, 2010.
abstract: During November 2010, Wisconsin Division of Public Health (DPH) staff members noted the number of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections reported annually among persons aged <30 years in six contiguous rural counties of Wisconsin had increased from an average of eight cases per year during 2004-2008 to an average of 24 cases per year during 2009-2010. To understand factors associated with this increase, DPH, local health departments, and CDC investigated the epidemiologic and laboratory characteristics of 25 cases reported during 2010 among adults aged <30 years who resided in these six counties.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D016485:Needle Sharing; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult