Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Hepatitis D case definition
This document contains the case definitions for Hepatitis D 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 D
Reporting
Only confirmed cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires laboratory definitive evidence only, in a person known to be hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) positive.Laboratory definitive evidence
1. Detection of IgM or IgG to hepatitis D virusOR
2. Detection of hepatitis D virus on liver biopsy.
