Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Hepatitis C (unspecified) case definition
This document contains the case definitions for Hepatitis C - unspecified which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.
Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Hepatitis C (unspecified)
Reporting
Only confirmed cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires laboratory definitive evidence AND that the case does not meet any of the criteria for a newly acquired case AND is aged more than 24 months.Laboratory definitive evidence
In a person with no prior evidence of hepatitis C virus infection1. Detection of anti-hepatitis C antibody
OR
2. Detection of hepatitis C virus by nucleic acid testing.
