Laboratory Reports, England and Wales, by Risk Group, 1990 - 2003

Acute hepatitis B infection laboratory reports: England and Wales, by risk group, 1990 - 2003*

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003*
IVDU#	81	57	62	107	102	146	163	189	251	237	214	121	193	124
Sex between men	86	90	97	125	112	70	61	53	62	52	66	55	66	51
Sex between men & women	79	71	85	106	100	100	96	92	120	105	113	95	142	95
Other identified risk	74	60	57	93	72	53	60	58	112	70	73	44	84	61
No identified risk	298	294	230	198	247	243	190	260	298	288	263	293	407	364
TOTAL	618	572	531	629	633	612	570	652	843	752	729	608	892	695

Intravenous drug user

Note: Case Definition - HBsAg positive and Anti-HBc IgM positive with or without recent history of discrete onset jaundice or other symptoms compatible with acute infection.

Last updated: 08 December 2004
* provisional

Source: Laboratory reports to CDSC

Last reviewed: 4 June 2010