The Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States in the Era of Vaccination

2010348 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Annemarie Wasley · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Deanna Kruszon‐Moran · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Wendi L. Kuhnert · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Edgar P. Simard · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Lyn Finelli · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Geraldine M. McQuillan · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

HBV prevalence decreased among US children, which reflected the impact of global and domestic vaccination, but it changed little among adults, and approximately 730,000 US residents (95% confidence interval, 550,000-940,000) are chronically infected.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis B Virus Studies Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Hepatitis C virus research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 202, Issue 2, pp. 192-201

DOI: 10.1086/653622

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