ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014
Screening for chronic hepatitis B and C in migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, the former Soviet Republics, and Vietnam in the Arnhem region, The Netherlands.
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- Estimating the proportion of people with chronic hepatitis B virus infection eligible for hepatitis B antiviral treatment worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Hepatitis B and C: A Systematic Review of Vaccination, Screening, Health Promotion and Linkage to Care Within Higher Income Countries.Journal of community health · 2020Pooled it
- Hepatitis B and C testing strategies in healthcare and community settings in the EU/EEA: A systematic review.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2019Pooled it
- Current challenges and possible solutions to improve access to care and treatment for hepatitis C infection in Vietnam: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Pooled it
- Vaccinations in migrants and refugees: a challenge for European health systems. A systematic review of current scientific evidence.Pathogens and global health · 2017Pooled it
- The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in the Fertile Crescent: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- Appraisal of community-based interventions for hepatitis B in underserved populations using the quadruple aim of value-based medicine: a scoping review within the VH-COMSAVAC project.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Reaching Syrian migrants through Dutch municipal registries for hepatitis B and C point-of-care testing.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B Infection Among Detainees in a French Administrative Detention Centre.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Micro-Elimination: Updated Pathway to Global Elimination of Hepatitis C in Small Communities and Industrial Settings during the COVID 19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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- Epidemiology and management of hepatitis C virus infections in immigrant populations.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2019Review
- Chronic hepatitis B and C infections in the Netherlands: estimated prevalence in risk groups and the general population.Epidemiology and infection · 2019Article
- Integrating hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV screening into tuberculosis entry screening for migrants in the Netherlands, 2013 to 2015.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2018Article
- Estimating the scale of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in the EU/EEA: a focus on migrants from anti-HCV endemic countries.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Estimating the scale of chronic hepatitis B virus infection among migrants in EU/EEA countries.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Cost-effectiveness of screening for chronic hepatitis B and C among migrant populations in a low endemic country.PloS one · 2018Article
- Strategies for achieving viral hepatitis C micro-elimination in the Netherlands.Hepatology, medicine and policy · 2018Review
- Detecting Hepatitis B and C by Combined Public Health and Primary Care Birth Cohort Testing.Annals of family medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
Migrants born in hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) endemic countries are at increased risk of being infected with these viruses. The first symptoms may arise when liver damage has already occurred. The challenge is to identify these infections early, since effective treatment has become available. In 2011 we conducted a screening project in first-generation migrants (FGMs) born in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, the former Soviet Republics, and Vietnam and living in Arnhem and Rheden. All participants were offered free blood screening for HBV and HCV. In total 959 participants were tested, with the country of origin known for 927, equating to 28·7% of all registered FGMs from the chosen countries. Nineteen percent (n = 176) had serological signs of past or chronic HBV infection and 2·2% (n = 21) had chronic HBV infection. The highest prevalence of chronic HBV infection was found in the Vietnamese population (9·5%, n = 12). Chronic HCV was found in two persons from the former Soviet Republics and one from Vietnam. Twenty-four percent (n = 5) of the newly identified patients with chronic HBV and one of the three patients with chronic HCV received treatment. Three of the patients, two with HCV and one with HBV, already had liver cirrhosis. The highest (9·5%) HBV prevalence was found in FGMs from Vietnam, indicating a high need for focusing on that particular immigrant population in order to identify more people with silent HBV infection. The fact that three patients already had liver cirrhosis underlines the necessity of early identification of HBV and HCV infection in risk groups.
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