Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis Viruses and Hepatitis B Genotypes of Female Marriage Immigrants in Korea.

Jae Cheol KwonHye Young ChangOh Young KwonJi Hoon ParkIn Soo OhHyung Joon KimJun Hyung LeeHa Jung RohHyun Woong Lee

Published in: Yonsei medical journal (2018)

Testing for hepatitis viral marker (hepatitis A virus IgG and HBsAg/anti-HBs) is needed for female marriage immigrants. Especially, HBV genotype B is different from genotype C of Koreans. Therefore, interest and attention to vaccination programs for female marriage immigrants are necessary for both clinicians and public health institutes.

Keyphrases

public health
hepatitis b virus
sars cov
palliative care
liver failure
global health
disease virus