1. HBV & HCV: America’sHBV & HCV: America’s
Hidden EpidemicsHidden Epidemics
Michael NinburgMichael Ninburg
Washington, DCWashington, DC
October 14, 2010October 14, 2010

2. ““Currently, hepatitis C is responsible for anCurrently, hepatitis C is responsible for an
estimated 8,000-10,000 deaths annually, andestimated 8,000-10,000 deaths annually, and
without effective intervention that number iswithout effective intervention that number is
postulated to triple in the next 10-20 years.”postulated to triple in the next 10-20 years.”
Management of Hepatitis CManagement of Hepatitis C
NIH Consensus StatementNIH Consensus Statement
1997 Mar 24-26; 15(3): 1-411997 Mar 24-26; 15(3): 1-41

3. ““Chronic HCV infection accounts for anChronic HCV infection accounts for an
estimated 8,000–10,000 deaths each year inestimated 8,000–10,000 deaths each year in
the United States.the United States.
CDC Division of Viral HepatitisCDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
http://cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/HCVfaq.htm#a10http://cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/HCVfaq.htm#a10
Accessed October 13, 2010Accessed October 13, 2010

4. CDC National Center for HIV,CDC National Center for HIV,
Viral Hepatitis, et al.Viral Hepatitis, et al.