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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Chronic Hepatitis B Cases

State: Oregon
Measurement Period: 2022
This indicator shows the number of incident cases of Chronic Hepatitis B.

Why is this important?

Hepatitis B is a disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The virus, which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV), can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. Hepatitis B vaccine is available for all age groups to prevent HBV infection.

 

Surveillance data rates are only descriptive and causality cannot be inferred. Rates may be decreasing due to the implementation of immunization strategies to eliminate transmission of HBV in the U.S. These strategies include universal vaccination of infants at birth; immunoprophylaxis of infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen-positive women, or to women of unknown hepatitis B surface antigen status; routine vaccination of previously unvaccinated children and adolescents; and vaccination of previously unvaccinated adults at risk for HBV infection (e.g. heterosexuals with multiple sex partners, injection drug users, men who have sex with men, household contacts and sex partners of persons with chronic HBV infection). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), national rates of acute hepatitis B have decreased since 1990, but national estimates of chronic HBV infections range from 700,000 to 1.4 million, making it a public health concern.
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State: Oregon

325
cases
Source: Oregon Health Authority, Acute and Communicable Disease Program
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: September 2024

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Filed under: Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Clinical Care