Table 1.1 Hepatitis B and C Outbreaks by Setting ― United States, 2016

Table 1.1 Hepatitis B and C Outbreaks by Setting ― United States, 2016
Hepatitis B (HBV) Outbreaks by Setting
Setting	State	Persons Notified for Screening	Outbreak-Associated Infections	Known or suspected mode of transmission
Outpatient
Personal care home	Pennsylvania	82	2	Multiple infection control breaches including suboptimal universal precautions during provision of care including assistance with personal hygiene and blood glucose monitoring
Hepatitis C (HCV) Outbreaks by Setting
Setting	State	Persons Notified for Screening	Outbreak-Associated Infections	Known or suspected mode of transmission
Hemodialysis
Outpatient hemodialysis facility	Anonymous State X	203	2	Specific lapses in infection control were suspected but not identified at the time of the investigation
Outpatient hemodialysis facility	Pennsylvania	154	2	Breaches in environmental cleaning and disinfection practices identified including lapses in hand hygiene, mixing of clean and dirty areas, and inadequate cleaning of stations between patients

Additional information may be found at the following link that summarizes known outbreaks that occurred during 2008–2016
(https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/healthcareoutbreaktable.htm).