Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B is transmitted when blood, semen, or another body fluid from a person infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. This can happen through sexual contact; sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment; or from mother to baby at birth. For some people, hepatitis B is an acute, or short-term, illness but for others, it can become a long-term, chronic infection. Risk for chronic infection is related to age at infection: approximately 90% of infected infants become chronically infected, compared with 2%–6% of adults. Chronic hepatitis B can lead to serious health issues, like cirrhosis or liver cancer. The best way to prevent hepatitis B is by getting vaccinated.Hepatitis B is monitored to prevent and control outbreaks.
In 2022, the rate per 100,000 of Hepatitis B, Acute in Alachua County was 4.5 compared to Florida at 3.5. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.
Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are less Hepatitis B, Acute in about one half of the counties, and more in about one quarter of the counties.
The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.
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Hepatitis B, Acute, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022
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AL | Alachua |
BA | Baker |
BY | Bay |
BF | Bradford |
BV | Brevard |
BW | Broward |
CA | Calhoun |
CH | Charlotte |
CI | Citrus |
CL | Clay |
CO | Collier |
CU | Columbia |
DE | Desoto |
DI | Dixie |
DU | Duval |
ES | Escambia |
FL | Flagler |
FR | Franklin |
GA | Gadsden |
GI | Gilchrist |
GL | Glades |
GU | Gulf |
HT | Hamilton |
HA | Hardee |
HE | Hendry |
HN | Hernando |
HL | Highlands |
HB | Hillsborough |
HM | Holmes |
IR | Indian river |
JS | Jackson |
JE | Jefferson |
LY | Lafayette |
LA | Lake |
LE | Lee |
LO | Leon |
LV | Levy |
LI | Liberty |
MS | Madison |
MN | Manatee |
MR | Marion |
MA | Martin |
DA | Miami-Dade |
MO | Monroe |
NA | Nassau |
OL | Okaloosa |
OK | Okeechobee |
OR | Orange |
OS | Osceola |
PB | Palm beach |
PA | Pasco |
PL | Pinellas |
PO | Polk |
PN | Putnam |
SR | Santa rosa |
SS | Sarasota |
SO | Seminole |
SJ | St. Johns |
SL | St. Lucie |
ST | Sumter |
SN | Suwannee |
TA | Taylor |
UN | Union |
VO | Volusia |
WK | Wakulla |
WT | Walton |
WG | Washington |
Hepatitis B, Acute, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year|
2022 | 13 | 290,623 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 774 | 22,329,178 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
2021 | 14 | 275,435 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 655 | 22,005,587 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
2020 | 6 | 270,405 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 549 | 21,640,766 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
2019 | 8 | 266,649 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 759 | 21,268,553 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
2018 | 1 | 263,753 | 0.4 | | 783 | 20,957,705 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
2017 | 1 | 259,349 | 0.4 | | 745 | 20,555,728 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
2016 | 2 | 257,478 | 0.8 | | 709 | 20,231,092 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
2015 | 1 | 255,631 | 0.4 | | 519 | 19,897,762 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
2014 | 1 | 251,760 | 0.4 | | 408 | 19,579,871 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
2013 | 1 | 248,526 | 0.4 | | 375 | 19,314,396 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
2012 | 0 | 246,893 | 0.0 | | 292 | 19,118,938 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
2011 | 1 | 247,151 | 0.4 | | 235 | 18,941,742 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
2010 | 3 | 247,669 | 1.2 | | 315 | 18,820,280 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
2009 | 1 | 246,489 | 0.4 | | 318 | 18,711,844 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
2008 | 1 | 244,664 | 0.4 | | 358 | 18,636,837 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
2007 | 4 | 242,215 | 1.7 | | 368 | 18,500,958 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
2006 | 1 | 238,704 | 0.4 | | 446 | 18,237,596 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
2005 | 4 | 233,859 | 1.7 | | 510 | 17,876,663 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
2004 | 0 | 229,846 | 0.0 | | 527 | 17,476,489 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
2003 | 4 | 226,976 | 1.8 | | 631 | 17,074,368 | 3.7 | 0.3 |