Progress Toward Hepatitis B Control and Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus — Western Pacific Region, 2005–2017

• Published in: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Vol. 68; no. 8; pp. 195 - 200
• Main Authors: Woodring, Joseph, Pastore, Roberta, Brink, Anne, Ishikawa, Naoko, Takashima, Yoshihiro, Tohme, Rania A.
• Format: Journal Article Newsletter
• Language: English
• Published: United States Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 01.03.2019; U.S. Government Printing Office; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Antigens; Carcinoma; Child, Preschool; Disease Eradication; Female; Full Report; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Hepatitis B - transmission; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; Hepatitis B vaccines; Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Humans; Immunization; Immunization Schedule; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infection; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - statistics & numerical data; International organizations; Pacific Islands - epidemiology; Pregnancy; Public health; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vaccination Coverage - statistics & numerical data; Vaccines; Pacific Islands; China; Philippines

Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), which has been available since 1982, provides lifelong protection against hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the associated 20%-30% increased lifetime risk for developing cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma among >95% of vaccine recipients (1). Before HepB introdu...