1 / 2

Global Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Immigration Trends

Explore the prevalence of HBsAg across continents from 1997 to 2006, with varying rates in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Data from CDC and US Department of Homeland Security Yearbook. Geographic regions with high prevalence include parts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and more. Source: CDC and research studies.

shiri
Download Presentation

Global Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Immigration Trends

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. HBsAg Prevalence 2-7% <2% ≥8% Prevalence of CHB and Immigration by Continent 1997-2006 Europe ≈1.4 million Asia ≈3.0 million Africa ≈601,000 South America ≈706,000 Adapted from CDC. Epidemiology and prevention of viral hepatitis A to E: hepatitis B. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/slideset/hep_b/slide_9.htm. Accessed February 12, 2008. US Department of Homeland Security.2006 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics.Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/Ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/slideset/index.htm#101. Accessed March 7, 2008. Mahoney FJ. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1999;12:351-366.

  2. Geographic Regions with Hep B Prevalence 2%+ Africa – All Countries Asia – All Countries Australia & South Pacific – All except Australia & New Zealand Caribbean – Antigua-Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, and Turks & Caicos Islands Eastern Europe – All except Hungary Mexico & Central America – Guatemala & Honduras Middle East – All except Cyprus & Israel North America – Alaska Natives and Indigenous of Northern Canada South America – Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Amazonian areas of Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia and Peru Western Europe – Malta, Spain, & Indigenous in Greenland From 9/18/08 CDC Press Release

More Related