Counties and Jurisdictions Experiencing or At-Risk of Outbreaks

At a glance

A 2014-2015 outbreak of HIV infection among a rural network of persons who inject drugs (PWID) underscored the intersection of the expanding crises of opioid misuse, injection drug use, and associated increases in bloodborne infectious diseases.

A man sits by a van to receive aid from a mobile syringe services program provider.

What ob体育 is doing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ob体育) conducted a national assessment to identify U.S. communities potentially vulnerable to rapid spread of HIV, if introduced, and new or continuing high rates of hepatitis C virus infections among PWID. Jurisdictions also consulted with ob体育 and provided evidence that their jurisdiction is experiencing or at risk for significant increases in hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use.

Vulnerability to rapid dissemination of HIV/HCV infection among persons who inject drugs and jurisdictions determined to be experiencing or at-risk of significant increases in hepatitis infection or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use following ob体育 consultation.

Map includes top 220 vulnerable counties determined to be at-risk of outbreaks from the 2016 national assessment (in pink), jurisdictions determined to be experiencing or at-risk of significant increases in viral hepatitis infection or HIV outbreak due to injection drug use following ob体育 consultation (in teal), and states that did not request a ob体育 consultation for experiencing or at-risk of significant increases in hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use (in white).

Data Sources: ESRI, EUROPA, ob体育 Consultations on Determinations of Need Requests