Hepatitis C mortality trends in San Francisco: can we reach elimination targets?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States, and a leading cause of liver disease, transplant, and mortality. CDC HCV elimination goals include reducing HCV-related mortality by 65% (from 2015) by 2030.

Methods

We used vital registry data (CDC WONDER) to estimate overall and demographic-specific HCV-related mortality from 1999 to 2019 in San Francisco and then used an exponential model to project progress toward HCV elimination. Local trends were compared to state and national trends.

Results

Between 1999 and 2019, there were 1819 HCV-related deaths in San Francisco, representing an overall age-adjusted mortality rate of 9.4 (95% CI 9.0, 9.9) per 100,000 population. The age-adjusted HCV-related mortality rates were sig

SUBMITTER: Mirzazadeh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293250 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature