§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence of(a) hepatitis A, (b) hepatitis B and (c) hepatitis C was in each year since 1997. [122448]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonInformation available on the incidence of hepatitis A and B in England from 1997 to 2002 is shown in the table.226W (a) Taunton Deane, (b) South Somerset, (c) Mendip, (d) Somerset Coastal and (e) North Devon primary care trusts are aged (i) under 40, (ii) 40 to 55, (iii) 55 to 65 and (iv) over 65. [124434]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information requested is shown in the table.
Laboratory reports of cases of acute hepatitis A and B in England reported to the Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 1997–2002 Hepatitis A Hepatitis B 1997 1,272 621 1998 1,058 806 1999 1,355 687 2000 1,010 652 2001 773 526 2002 11,326 1738 1 Provisional data Laboratory reports of antibody to hepatitis C do not distinguish between incident (new), chronic (long-term) and previous resolved infections and most often identify individuals with chronic hepatitis C infection. Therefore, such data cannot be used to estimate the incidence of hepatitis C infection.