Add to ORKGWe describe the largest outbreak of hepatitis B virus infection reported to date in the UK. Between July 2001 and December 2005, 237 cases were identified in Avon, South West England. The likely route of transmission was injecting drug use in 44% (104/237) and heterosexual intercourse in 30% (71/237) of cases. A case-control study in injectors showed that injecting crack cocaine [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 23·8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3·04-186, P<0·001] and sharing injecting paraphernalia in the year before diagnosis (aOR 16·67, 95% CI 1·78-100, P=0·010) were strongly associated with acute hepatitis B. In non-IDUs number of sexual partners and lack of consistent condom use were high compared to a national sample. We describe the contro...
Background: HBV is the leading global cause of cirrhosis and primary liver cancer. However, the UK H...
In the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) approximately 9 million people are chronically...
Background and Aims: In Scotland, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination for all prisoners was introduc...
We describe the largest outbreak of hepatitis B virus infection reported to date in the UK. Between ...
Since 2001 there have been significant outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) across South Yorkshire, ...
BACKGROUND: The incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the UK is low. Since the infection...
BACKGROUND: Injecting drug use is a key risk factor, for several infections of public health importa...
Background: Injecting drug use is a key risk factor, for several infections of public health importa...
Injection drug use is a common route of infection for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the UK. The aim...
A large outbreak of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the U.K. occurred between 2001 and 2005 in ...
Since 2000 in the United Kingdom, infections caused by spore-forming bacteria have been associated w...
Knowledge of hepatitis B and C prevalence, and numbers infected, are important for planning response...
BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of acute hepatitis B among inmates of 6 prisons in 3 regions of northern Engla...
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ...
We estimated the prevalence of markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infect...
Background: HBV is the leading global cause of cirrhosis and primary liver cancer. However, the UK H...
In the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) approximately 9 million people are chronically...
Background and Aims: In Scotland, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination for all prisoners was introduc...
We describe the largest outbreak of hepatitis B virus infection reported to date in the UK. Between ...
Since 2001 there have been significant outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) across South Yorkshire, ...
BACKGROUND: The incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the UK is low. Since the infection...
BACKGROUND: Injecting drug use is a key risk factor, for several infections of public health importa...
Background: Injecting drug use is a key risk factor, for several infections of public health importa...
Injection drug use is a common route of infection for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the UK. The aim...
A large outbreak of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the U.K. occurred between 2001 and 2005 in ...
Since 2000 in the United Kingdom, infections caused by spore-forming bacteria have been associated w...
Knowledge of hepatitis B and C prevalence, and numbers infected, are important for planning response...
BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of acute hepatitis B among inmates of 6 prisons in 3 regions of northern Engla...
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ...
We estimated the prevalence of markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infect...
Background: HBV is the leading global cause of cirrhosis and primary liver cancer. However, the UK H...
In the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) approximately 9 million people are chronically...
Background and Aims: In Scotland, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination for all prisoners was introduc...