Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 25, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 411-416

Hepatitis b carriers in Sweden - effects of immigration (Article)

Lindh M.* , Norkrans G. , Stenqvist K. , Eriksson K. , Taranger J.
  • a Department of Infectious Diseases, Östra Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
  • b Department of Infectious Diseases, Östra Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
  • c Department of Infectious Diseases, Östra Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, The Health and Environmental Protection Agency, Göteborg, Sweden
  • d The Health and Environmental Protection Agency, Göteborg, Sweden
  • e Pediatric Outpatient Clinic, Västra Frölunda, Göteborg, Sweden

Abstract

The number of hepatitis B carriers in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden, has gradually increased between 1980 and 1990. Altogether 525 chronic carriers (35% females) were found, corresponding to a prevalence of 0.11% 401 (76% were immigrants from high or medium prevalence regions, mainly the Middle East and Southeast Asia. 102 were native Swedes (19% In 1988-90 the immigrants constituted 85% (154/182) of all new cases. 93% (245/264) of the carriers born in 1960-89 were immigrants, whereof 53% (130/245) were HBeAg positive. The increasing number of hepatitis B carriers in Sweden places demands on the public health service to undertake measuses to prevent new cases of hepatitis B, as well as to discover and treat chronic liver disease induced by hepatitis B virus. © 1993 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.

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immigrant public health service human immigration Middle East priority journal Sweden male Southeast Asia female prevalence Article Retrospective Studies hepatitis B(e) antigen infection prevention major clinical study adult chronic liver disease Emigration and Immigration hepatitis B virus carrier Carrier State Asia, Southeastern Child
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DOI: 10.3109/00365549309008520
ISSN: 00365548
Cited by: 21
Original Language: English