Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B: Inzidenz stationär behandelter Fälle

The incidence of hepatitis A, treated at hospitals in Austria in the year 1990, was 4,3/10 5 (n=326), of hepatitis B 3,47/10 5 . In hepatitis A the highest incidence was observed in children (5-9 years: 14,3/10 5 ). Two peaks were observed in hepatitis B; 20-24 years: 5,93/10 5 and 60-64 years: 3,84/10 5 . Both disease had the highest incidence in the district of Vorarlberg (hepatitis A 12,4/ 10 5 , hepatitis B 6,86/ 10 5 ), the lowest in the district of Burgenland (0,37/10 5 and no case of hepatitis B)