Incidence and Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus in FDNY First Responders Before and After Work at the World Trade Center Disaster Site

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• Personal Author:
  Cohen HW ; Colbeth HL ; Jaber N ; Kelly K ; Liu Y ; Ortz V ; Prezant DJ ; Schwartz T ; Webber MP ; Weiden MD ; Zeig-Owens R
• Description:
  Background: The goals of this study were to assess the impact of work at the World Trade Center (WTC) site in relation to new, post-9/11/2001 (9/11) antibody to hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV); and, evaluate secular trends in WTC-exposed male Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responders. Methods: FDNY monitors responder health through physical exams and routine blood work. We used descriptive statistics to compare trans-9/11 and post-9/11 incidence and to assess trends in prevalence from 2000 to 2012. Results: Trans-9/11 incidence of new anti-HCV was 0.42 per 100 persons compared with post-9/11 incidence of 0.34 (P = 0.68). Overall seroprevalence was 1.3%; rates declined from 1.79 per 100 to 0.49 per 100 over time (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: Work at the WTC was not associated with new infection. Biennial seroprevalence in responders declined over time, supporting the FDNY decision to discontinue routine annual testing in this cohort. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Antibodies Cohort Studies Emergency Responders Firefighters Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Antibody Response Author Keywords: Firefighters Cohort Studies Emergency Medical Services Workers Emergency Responders EMS Fire Fighters First Responders Hepatitis C Incidence Prevalence World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051819
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2018 Sep; 61(9):733-740
• Contact Point Address:
  Mayris P. Webber, DrPH, MPH, Fire Department of the City of New York, Bureau of Health Services, 9 Metrotech Center, 5E61 K, Brooklyn, NY 11201
• Email:
  mayris.webber@fdny.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Fire Department
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20170331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cd7b9aae34cf7946bab30a7cae84bf78f807f958c31bc62daf4662310f05f9c1778dabc87d03640fdd9ecd01e39fc9a5ea7ca3fc8b65474bc392262871f617a6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211551/cdc_211551_DS1.pdf
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