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During 2023, states with the highest rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B were primarily located in the eastern and southern United States, particularly in or near the Appalachian region. The highest rates of reported acute hepatitis B cases (1.2–3.1 cases per 100,000 population) were in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2023
States or jurisdictions are grouped by quintiles of the distribution of the rate of reported acute h...
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Rates per 100,000 population.
† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see .
State or jurisdiction listed in order of increasing rate and then alphabetical order.
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