Prevention of hepatitis B in China： achievements and challenges

Hepatitis B virus （HBV） infection has been an .important public health problem in China.According to the Chinese Health Statistical Digest published by the Ministry of Health of the People＇s Republic of China, the morbidity and mortality of viral hepatitis are the highest among the infectious diseas...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2009-12, Vol.122 (24), p.2925-2927
Main Authors: Lu, Feng-Min, Zhuang, Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China - epidemiology
HBV
Hepatitis B - epidemiology
Hepatitis B - prevention & control
Hepatitis B Vaccines - therapeutic use
Humans
乙型肝炎病毒
健康问题
公共健康
卫生统计
病毒性肝炎
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Summary:Hepatitis B virus （HBV） infection has been an .important public health problem in China.According to the Chinese Health Statistical Digest published by the Ministry of Health of the People＇s Republic of China, the morbidity and mortality of viral hepatitis are the highest among the infectious diseases compulsorily reported to the authorities of public health. The average incidence rate of viral hepatitis is 50-100 per 100 000, i.e. 0.6-1.2 million acute viral hepatitis cases occur every year in the country. Among them, 25% are hepatitis B. There are estimated 93 million of chronic HBV carriers among its 1.3 billion population,
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.24.001