Hepatitis Surveillance and Reporting Surveillance is the ongoing
and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health
data for the purposes of planning, implementing and evaluating
public health programs. The goals of viral hepatitis
surveillance are to measure the burden of disease; determine
risk factors; identify outbreaks; monitor trends; evaluate
control measures, interventions and programs; and identify
infected persons for medical referral, education and counseling.
- NYSDOH Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements (PDF,
377KB, 1pg.) - CDC Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result
Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus - Signal to Cut Off
Ratios for Commercially Available Assays for Detecting Antibody
to HCV - Laboratory Reporting Guidelines 2010, New York State
Department of Health (PDF, 10.33MB, 15pg.)