Figure 9.1.10: Hepatitis C by year
Rate of hepatitis C infections reported per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2005 to 2018
Source:
Public Health Ontario Infectious Disease Query: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Case counts and crude rates of reportable diseases by year. Toronto ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2019 May 1 [cited 2019 May 7].Since 2006, the rate of hepatitis C infections among Middlesex-London residents has been significantly higher than the rate in Ontario as a whole.
Between 2005 and 2018 the provincial rate was relatively stable, while the local rate increased.