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Hepatitis B incidence among South Asian children in England and Wales: implications for immunisation policy
1 Public Health Laboratory Service, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London, UK
2 Public Health Laboratory Service, Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Virus Laboratory, London, UK
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Correspondence to:
Dr S Hahné
HPA-CDSC, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK; susan.hahne{at}hpa.org.uk
The incidence of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is higher among South Asian than among non-South Asian UK residents, and infections in South Asians occur more often during childhood. The UK’s immunisation policy should be changed to protect ethnic minority children against HBV infection.
Keywords: hepatitis B virus; HBV; ethnic groups; immunisation policy; UK
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