Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia

Stephen Ip; Jo-Ann Ford; Kirby Lau; Vladimir Marquez; Marisa Guan; Carolyn Klassen; Jessica Chan; WC Peter Kwan; Mel Krajden; Eric M Yoshida

doi:10.1155/2015/278198

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2015)

Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia

Stephen Ip,
Jo-Ann Ford,
Kirby Lau,
Vladimir Marquez,
Marisa Guan,
Carolyn Klassen,
Jessica Chan,
WC Peter Kwan,
Mel Krajden,
Eric M Yoshida

Affiliations

Stephen Ip: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jo-Ann Ford: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Kirby Lau: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Vladimir Marquez: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Marisa Guan: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Carolyn Klassen: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jessica Chan: United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (SUCCESS), Canada
WC Peter Kwan: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Mel Krajden: BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Eric M Yoshida: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/278198
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 196 – 200

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in Canada, but varying rates have been reported in different populations.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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