Hepatitis B Virus

Rates on the decline in the United States but not among adults

Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 21st, 2004

Hepatitis B infections have declined by two-thirds in the United States in the past decade, reflecting the routine use of childhood vaccinations against the liver-attacking virus, U.S. health officials say.

However, infections are still on the rise among adults, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Since 1999, hepatitis B cases have risen by 5% among men ages 20-39 and by 20% and 31%, respectively, for men and women 40 or older.

The CDC said the overall number of cases dropped 67% between 1990 to 2002, with the greatest decrease - 89% - in the newborn-to-19-year-old age group.

"There have been overall...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2004-01-21)

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