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Estimates of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Australia, 2000

Estimates of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Australia, 2000,10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00477.x,Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public He

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    • ...Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was common, with an overall prevalence of 9.7%, and an age-related gradient, reaching a prevalence of 13.7% in adults. These figures compare to prevalence estimates of 0.5–0.9% for Australia ...

    Georgia A. Paxtonet al. Post-Arrival Health Screening in Karen Refugees in Australia

    • ...Epidemiological studies estimate chronic hepatitis B (CHB) prevalence in Australia to range between 0.5 and 2.1 percent [2-4] with the differences related to indirect estimates and updated migration data...
    • ...Most people with chronic hepatitis B in Australia were born in highly endemic countries in the Asia-Pacific region [3,5]...
    • ...Despite improvements in clinical management, it has been estimated that only a small proportion of people with CHB, for whom treatment is recommended, receive antiviral therapy [3,6]...

    Jack Wallaceet al. Managing chronic hepatitis B: A qualitative study exploring the perspe...

    • ...In contrast, it is estimated that over 50% of HBV cases are immigrants from HBV endemic countries in South-East and North-East Asia [23] with predominant perinatal or early childhood acquisition...
    • ...However, it is estimated that 74% HCV infections are chronic [51] and most notified cases of HBV are also likely to be chronic given that a high proportion are thought to have acquired their infection in endemic countries during childhood [23]...

    Heather F Giddinget al. Trends in all cause and viral liver disease-related hospitalizations i...

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