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Region |
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| Bulgaria |
SOFIA |
1 |
IDUs in drug treatment centre. Chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HCV-RNA results collected. Case definition: ELISA Ab test positive result. |
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| Czech Republic |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute and chronic cases. No unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. Case definition: in symptomatic cases clinical picture compatible with hepatitis, e.g. discrete onset of symptoms and jaundice or elevated serum aminotransferate level. Laboratory confirmation in symtpomatic and asymptomatic cases: HCV specific, HCV nucleic acid. |
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| Denmark |
NATIONAL |
4 |
Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. |
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| Estonia |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HCV-RNA results. Case definition: clinical picture compatible with hepatitis discrete onset of symtoms and jaundice or elavated serum transfrase levels. |
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| Latvia |
NATIONAL |
3 |
Acute cases. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. |
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| Luxembourg |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Note: all notified hepatitis C cases, IDU cases not available. Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. |
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| Hungary |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HCV-RNA results. Case definition: An illness with discrete data of onset, and (2) jaundice or elevated serum aminotransferase levels greater than 2,5 times the upper limit of normal. Serologic criteria used: + anti-HCV positive |
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| Netherlands |
NATIONAL |
19 |
Acute and chronic cases. No unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HBeAg results collected. Case definition: newly diagnosed HCV-infection (acute or chronic), confirmed by lab diagnosis. |
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| Poland |
POMORSKIE Gdansk |
3 |
n.a. |
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| Slovenia |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. Case definition: a suspected case which is laboratory confirmed (anti-HCV positive or HCV-RNA positive). |
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| Slovakia |
BRATISLAVA REGION |
4, 5 |
Cases in drug treatment centre. Acute and chronic cases. No unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HCV-RNA results collected. Case definition: person demanding health care in specialized services for treatment of drug depenencies due to the usage of illicit drugs, according to ICD-10 criteria for "F" diagnosis (IDUs: with life-time prevalence of IDUs), whose serological antibody response to HCV was positive). |
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| Finland |
NATIONAL |
1a |
Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. |
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| Sweden |
NATIONAL |
3 |
Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HCV-RNA results. Case definition: anti-HCV positive. |
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| UK |
ENGLAND AND WALES |
23, 24 |
Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. Case definition: laboratory reports of hepatitis C infection, not hepatitis C notification data. A confirmed case is one that is anti-HCV positive and/or HCV RNA postive. |
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| UK |
SCOTLAND |
22 |
Chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HCV-RNA results collected. Case definition: laboratory reports of first positive named tests, not hepatitis C notification data. About 30% of non-IDU cases may be IDUs who have not stated a risk factor. |
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| UK |
NORTHERN IRELAND |
25 |
Acute and chronic cases. No unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HCV-RNA results collected. Case definition: all acute cases of hepatitis should be reported; chronic infections should also be reported when occurring in children, pregnant women and health care workers. |
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