HBV and HCV infection among non-European Union immigrants in North-East Italy
Autor: | Renzo Trivello, T. Menegon, Maria Chiaramonte, Vincenzo Baldo, R. Malatesta, A. Pupo |
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Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male HBsAg Adolescent Epidemiology Population medicine.disease_cause Serology Flaviviridae Orthohepadnavirus Seroepidemiologic Studies Humans media_common.cataloged_instance Medicine European union Child education Aged media_common Hepatitis B virus education.field_of_study biology business.industry Infant virus diseases Emigration and Immigration Middle Aged Hepatitis B biology.organism_classification Hepatitis C Virology digestive system diseases Infectious Diseases Italy Hepadnaviridae Child Preschool Carrier State Female business Research Article Demography |
Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection. 121:179-183 |
ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
DOI: | 10.1017/s0950268898001034 |
Popis: | The status of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among non-European Union (non-EU) immigrants in North-East Italy was evaluated. Among the 1683 individuals tested the prevalence of HBsAg was 8·9% (150 subjects) and of HBV antibodies (anti-HBc with/without anti-HBs) was 38·9% (654 subjects). The distribution of HBV serological markers showed significant differences according to region of origin; the highest prevalence of infection (76·9%) and carriage (16·1%) was found in immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Among the 933 individuals screened for HCV infection, prevalence of antibody was much lower (0·9%) than that observed in the Italian general population (3·2–12·6%). The large number of HBV carriers among immigrants could increase the number of new adult infections due to life-style habits or professional risks in the host population. In contrast, the risk of HCV spread from non-EU immigrants is very low. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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