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ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2011

Identification of acute vaccine-preventable hepatitis in individuals with chronic hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007.

Lily Fang, Amanda Yu, Jane A Buxton

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Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lily FangBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia;
Amanda Yu
Jane A Buxton
BC Centre for Disease Control · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn British Columbia (BC), hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines are provincially funded for persons with chronic hepatitis infections. PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of BC public health follow-up of HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases and immunization policy by determining the number of vaccine-preventable acute hepatitis infections reported following a chronic HBV or HCV diagnosis, by examining demographic characteristics and by observing temporal trends.

methodsAll newly identified cases of HAV, HBV and HCV between 1991 and October 2007 were extracted from the BC integrated Public Health Information System and linked to ascertain cases of hepatitis suprainfection.

resultsBetween 1991 and October 2007, 30 BC residents with chronic HBV and 104 with HCV were subsequently diagnosed with HAV. Acute HBV was identified in 162 persons previously diagnosed with HCV. Significantly more men than women developed hepatitis suprainfection (P<0.0001), but women were of a younger age when they were diagnosed with HAV (P=0.02) and acute HBV (P=0.0002). HAV suprainfection cases among those with HCV peaked in 1998 at 33 cases and declined to zero cases in 2007. In comparison, HBV suprainfection among individuals with chronic HCV peaked in 1996 at 26 cases and declined to two cases in 2007. DISCUSSION: Cases of HAV and acute HBV have declined among HCV-infected individuals. However, despite the availability of publicly funded vaccines for high-risk groups, a substantial number of acute HBV infections post-HCV identification are still identified, indicating that follow-up and vaccination coverage should be improved in these populations.

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British ColumbiaHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis C

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PMID22379482
PMCPMC3076149
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