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 infection:
- Detection of anti-hepatitis C antibody
or
- Detection of hepatitis C virus by nucleic acid testing.
Produced by
Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program