ReviewWorld journal of hepatology2015
Hepatitis B virus infection in immigrant populations.
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- Genetic Diversity, Occult Hepatitis B, and Mutational Signatures in Migrants from Regions with Varying HBV Endemicity: Importation of Diverse Viral Variants into St. Petersburg, Russia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and influencing factors of hepatitis B in China: a 17-year national surveillance analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Estimating the impact of displacement from Ukraine on HBV and HCV prevalence among migrants in the European Union, 2024: a modeling study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Article
- Estimated prevalence of hepatitis B and C among immigrants in Canada.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2025Article
- First Detection of Hepatitis B Virus Subgenotype A5, and Characterization of Occult Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Related Mutations in Latin American and African Immigrants in Brazil.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Temporal trend analysis of acute hepatitis B virus infection in China, 1990-2019.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Article
- Experience and impact of stigma in people with chronic hepatitis B: a qualitative study in Asia, Europe, and the United States.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A Recent Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Genotypes and Subtypes in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- ACE Score Identifies HBeAg-negative Inactive Carriers at a Single-point Evaluation, Regardless of HBV Genotype.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2022Article
- Hepatitis B and C in Immigrants and Refugees in Central Brazil: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Immunization.Viruses · 2022Observational
- Reconstruction of the origin and dispersal of the worldwide dominant Hepatitis B Virus subgenotype D1.Virus evolution · 2022Review
- Hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma: surveillance strategy directed by immune-epidemiology.Hepatoma research · 2021Article
- Current trends in access to treatment for hepatitis B in immigrants vs non-immigrants.Gastroenterology report · 2020Article
- Hepatitis B-associated hepatocellular carcinoma in a young Haitian man: a review of screening guidelines.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- Reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with hemo-lymphoproliferative diseases, and its prevention.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019Review
- Looking at cancer health disparities without the colored lenses.Cancer health disparities · 2019Article
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- Hepatocellular carcinoma among US and non-US-born patients with chronic hepatitis B: Risk factors and age at diagnosis.PloS one · 2018Article
- Tuberculosis and viral hepatitis infection in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America: impact of tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors in clinical practice.Biologics : targets & therapy · 2018Review
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of hepatitis worldwide, with nearly 350 million people chronically infected and 600000 deaths per year due to acute liver failure occurring during acute hepatitis or, more frequently, in HBV-related liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Ongoing immigration from countries with a high HBV endemicity to those with a low HBV endemicity warrants particular attention to prevent the spread of HBV infection to the native population. This review article analyzes the epidemiology and virological and clinical characteristics of HBV infection in immigrant populations and in their host countries, and suggests prophylactic measures to prevent the spread of this infection. Among the immigrants from different geographical areas, those from South East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa show the highest prevalences of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers, in accordance with the high endemicity of the countries of origin. The molecular characteristics of HBV infection in immigrants reflect those of the geographical areas of origin: HBV genotype A and D predominate in immigrants from Eastern Europe, B and C in those from Asia and genotype E in those from Africa. The literature data on the clinical course and treatment of HBsAg-positive immigrants are scanty. The management of HBV infection in immigrant populations is difficult and requires expert personnel and dedicated structures for their assistance. The social services, voluntary operators and cultural mediators are essential to achieve optimized psychological and clinical intervention.
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