Erschienen in:
27.07.2018 | Review Article
Global HBV burden: guesstimates and facts
verfasst von:
Dina Ginzberg, Robert J. Wong, Robert Gish
Erschienen in:
Hepatology International
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Ausgabe 4/2018
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Abstract
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) continues to pose a serious global health threat in many areas of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the Western Pacific Region and areas of Eastern Europe. Endemicity is heterogeneous within and across regions owing to variable implementation of childhood and birth-dose vaccination programs, inconsistent screening of blood products, injection drug use, and poor education initiatives. This review aims to provide comprehensive up-to-date estimates of global seroprevalence of chronic HBV across six World Health Organization (WHO) regions, noting patterns of change over time and highlighting potential region-specific barriers to the diagnosis and elimination of HBV.