Update on epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in China.

doi:10.1111/jgh.12220

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Update on epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in China.

Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Aug 2013

Cui Yan, Jia Jidong

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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 from 9.75% in 1992 to 7.18% in 2006. The major HBV genotypes are B and C, with B being more prevalent in the southern...

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DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12220

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