Author information

¹School of Dentistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

²Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

³Salt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

⁴Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

⁵Division of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Abstract

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a rare coinfection with hepatitis B virus. Currently, HDV is not a nationally notifiable disease in the United States. Only 55% of states and territories require HDV reporting, and most lack defined case definitions. Standardization of reporting requirements is crucial for monitoring HDV epidemiology.