1. Number of HCV tests conducted
Number Screened for Hep C & Total Positives by Sender & Month, 11/1/13-4/31/14
Number of HCV tests conducted
Number of positive HCV cases reported to BOL
Positivity rates
Health Departments
364 64
17.58%
Other: (i.e. ASO, hospital, FQHC, corrections)
183 10
5.46%
Total Number of Positive Viral Hepatitis Cases Reported Statewide to Surveillance for South Carolina, 11/1/13- 4/14
Virus Type
Number of Positive Cases of Viral Hepatitis Reported to Surveillance (DADE)
Hepatitis A, Acute 4
Hepatitis B virus infection, Chronic
237
Hepatitis B Acute 19
Hepatitis C virus infection, past or present
1,532
Based on national estimates: approximately 58,000 to 85,000 persons in South Carolina have been infected with the hepatitis C virus.