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Table INF-105. Notified cases of hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users in the EU countries, Croatia and Norway

Part (i) Total number of cases where transmission route known, number of IDU cases, and percentage of IDUs amongst all cases with known risk factor

CountryRegionNotesTrend in % IDU, 2005-10 [1]1992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
[1] - Trend 2005-10
Reference:
Czech RepublicNATIONALACp<.05 ; β=-.04 decreaseTotal cases::::279273448634637798858847869844894981974836709
cases IDU::::95132261362365499512546535526711667658547442
% IDU::::34.148.458.357.157.362.559.764.561.662.379.568.067.665.462.3
DenmarkNATIONALAp<.05 ; β=.06 increaseTotal cases:::::141111425815::::
cases IDU:::::2012119312305::::
% IDU:::::91.086.0100.082.075.050.040.038.00.0100.0::::
DenmarkNATIONALCp<.05 ; β=.06 increaseTotal cases::::::170107263256255217274303341352241203239
cases IDU::::::156103240229234192243250278281198173216
% IDU::::::91.896.391.389.591.888.588.782.581.579.882.285.290.4
GermanyNATIONALACn.s.Total cases:::::::::::22976678622656865012445639383883
cases IDU:::::::::::11702438215219921769160713421267
% IDU:::::::::::51.036.534.635.035.336.134.132.6
EstoniaNATIONALA ; (1)n.s.Total cases::::::240146198193131967644291630242
cases IDU::::::23013417816298755436161015162
% IDU::::::95.891.889.983.974.878.171.181.855.162.550.066.7100.0
IrelandNATIONALACn.s.Total cases::::::::::::::663574807728
cases IDU::::::::::::::506441605550
% IDU::::::::::::::76.376.875.275.5
ItalyNATIONALAn.s.Total cases::::::21417614113015314812011795::::
cases IDU::::::807972435257354940::::
% IDU::::::37.444.951.133.134.038.529.241.942.1::::
LatviaNATIONALAn.s.Total cases::::::16324729520311488656672781165853
cases IDU::::::747127652716131891721239
% IDU::::::4.319.043.032.023.718.220.027.312.521.818.139.717.0
LatviaNATIONALCn.s.Total cases:::::::::::::::360290387
cases IDU:::::::::::::::116112113
% IDU:::::::::::::::32.238.629.2
LithuaniaNATIONALAn.s.Total cases:::4557877991701418969403830:::18
cases IDU:::4226274321445531191213:::5
% IDU:::93.345.62.38.947.330.031.261.844.947.531.643.3:::27.8
LithuaniaNATIONALCTotal cases::::::::::::::::::4
cases IDU::::::::::::::::::2
% IDU::::::::::::::::::50.0
LuxembourgNATIONALACp<.05 ; β=.11 increaseTotal cases::::::236236257236289174174::20516178:
cases IDU::::::106118136132153115129::15711075:
% IDU::::::45.050.053.056.053.066.074.0::76.668.396.1:
LuxembourgNATIONALATotal cases::::::::::::::::::38
cases IDU::::::::::::::::::38
% IDU::::::::::::::::::100.0
HungaryNATIONALAn.s.Total cases:::::454626243217272912151517178
cases IDU:::::7148553211345641
% IDU:::::15.630.430.820.815.617.77.437.925.026.733.335.323.512.5
MaltaNATIONALATotal cases::::::::::::886::::
cases IDU::::::::::::226::::
% IDU::::::::::::25.025.0100.0::::
MaltaNATIONALCTotal cases::::::::::::434315::::
cases IDU::::::::::::333312::::
% IDU::::::::::::76.776.780.0::::
MaltaNATIONALACp<.05 ; β=-.40 decreaseTotal cases:::::::::::::::::3754
cases IDU:::::::::::::::::3737
% IDU:::::::::::::::::100.068.5
NetherlandsNATIONALACTotal cases::::::::::8722::::::
cases IDU::::::::::6411::::::
% IDU::::::::::75.057.050.0::::::
NetherlandsNATIONALATotal cases:::::::::::::142638393825
cases IDU:::::::::::::285134
% IDU:::::::::::::14.030.813.22.67.916.0
PolandNATIONALAn.s.Total cases::::::::::::::7870:3348
cases IDU::::::::::::::1210:17
% IDU::::::::::::::15.414.3:3.014.6
PolandNATIONALCp<.05 ; β=.09 increaseTotal cases:::::::::::::::::19431318
cases IDU:::::::::::::::::105134
% IDU:::::::::::::::::5.410.2
SloveniaNATIONALATotal cases:::::33556520:::::::
cases IDU:::::2225442:::::::
% IDU:::::67.067.040.0100.067.080.010.0:::::::
SlovakiaNATIONALAn.s.Total cases:::::172010253824271714252816930
cases IDU:::::393122714181171361169
% IDU:::::17.645.030.048.071.058.366.764.750.052.021.468.766.730.0
SlovakiaNATIONALCn.s.Total cases:::::182311295446592852198282254239125
cases IDU:::::49414382439112710811510713665
% IDU:::::22.239.136.448.370.452.266.139.351.954.540.842.156.952.0
FinlandNATIONALACp<.05 ; β=-0.03 decreaseTotal cases:::::10911041976865741688708735:773712538747
cases IDU:::::1015979908804674619591610:455571437616
% IDU:::::93.094.093.093.091.090.083.583.0:58.980.281.282.5
SwedenNATIONALACp<.05 ; β=-.18 decreaseTotal cases34593053281019981802169418531621162715291562147514371222122014961615::
cases IDU320026742563182816631545161614951412126912951192119410639329661083::
% IDU92.587.691.291.592.391.287.292.286.883.082.980.883.187.076.464.667.1::
United KingdomENGLAND AND WALESAC ; (2)n.s.Total cases11426150199314251538183519491456921847558724577557297145467433
cases IDU5717538680412111415167117801333874818531694555532290144448404
% IDU50.067.077.081.085.092.091.191.391.694.996.695.295.996.295.597.699.395.993.3
CroatiaNATIONALACTotal cases::::::::::::::153::::
cases IDU::::::::::::::82::::
% IDU::::::::::::::53.6::::
NorwayNATIONALACp<.05 ; β=-.04 decreaseTotal cases::::::::::::::::18901192795
cases IDU::::::::::::::::16801018680
% IDU::::::::::::::::88.985.485.5
Statistical significance of trends over time was assessed using the Chi-square for linear trend for time series since 2005.
n.s. = not significant at p < 0.05, the trend coefficient is reported as the unstandardised ß
For references see Table INF-0. - Bibliographic References: part B References for Notifications Data
 

Notes:

UI - Unique Identifier

LC - Laboratory Confirmation

HCV-RNA - HCV RNA Results Collected

A - Acute cases

C - Chronic cases

AC - Acute and Chronic cases

1 - Data definition changed in 2000, see Case definition

2 - Data are laboratory reports and not notifications. Not all reports include data on risk factors and the number of reports including data on these has declined since 2000. The total number of reports received each year has increased from 241 in 1992 to 8,455 in 2008.

3 - Total AC include also A and C cases

n.a. = not available

For methods and definitions see [Methods and Definitions - Drug related infectious diseases]

Definitions of notifiable HCV infections differ strongly between countries, underreporting may be large and about 80 % of acute infections are asymptomatic. Therefore numbers should not be interpreted as an estimate of real incidence and they cannot be directly compared. Trends over time and the percent IDUs among all notified cases may be more comparable between countries, although these may also be strongly affected by differences in testing patterns between countries and over time. Data for most recent year(s) may be incomplete due to reporting delay.

The figures in the table should be interpreted in conjunction with the relevant methodological comments.

Source:

Reitox national focal points.

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