Update on epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in China

• Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 28; no. S1; pp. 7 - 10
• Main Authors: Cui, Yan, Jia, Jidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Blood Donors; Child; China; China - epidemiology; epidemiology; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genotype; Hepacivirus - genetics; hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Hepatitis B - transmission; Hepatitis B - virology; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; Hepatitis B Vaccines; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B virus - genetics; Hepatitis B virus - immunology; hepatitis C; Hepatitis C - epidemiology; Hepatitis C - prevention & control; Hepatitis C - transmission; Hepatitis C - virology; Hepatitis C virus; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Prevalence; Transfusion Reaction; Vaccination; epidemiology; hepatitis B; China; hepatitis C; genotype

A high rate of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China is mainly caused by perinatal or early childhood transmission. Administration of universal HBV vaccination in infants has led to a dramatic decrease in HBV epidemiology, with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence declining fr...