Current status and strategies for hepatitis B control in Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Cho, Eun Ju; Kim, Sung Eun; Suk, Ki Tae; An, Ji hyun; Jeong, Soung Won; Chung, Woo Jin; Kim, Yoon Jun
- Issue Date
- Sep-2017
- Publisher
- Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
- Keywords
- Viral hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Korea
- Citation
- Clinical and molecular hepatology, v.23, no.3, pp.205 - 211
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- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Clinical and molecular hepatology
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 205
- End Page
- 211
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/3484
- DOI
- 10.3350/cmh.2017.0104
- ISSN
- 2287-2728
- Abstract
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most common cause of chronic liver diseases in Korea. After the introduction of the universal HBV vaccination program, the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen was markedly reduced, and Korea is now classified as an area of intermediate endemicity for HBV. However, there are still hurdles for elimination of hepatitis B, such as immunoprophylaxis failure against vertical transmission, occurrence of acute hepatitis B among peoples who did not have vaccination at younger age, and rapid increase of immigrant populations from HBV endemic areas. To achieve the World Health Organization goal of viral hepatitis elimination by 2030 in Korea, we suggest comprehensive policies for more effective control of hepatitis B as following: i) insurance coverage for antiviral prophylaxis in mothers with high viremia, ii) screening for hepatitis B seromarkers and catch-up HBV vaccinations of susceptible persons with hepatitis B, iii) establishment of an independent 'viral hepatitis sector' in Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to organize and execute comprehensive strategy for management of viral hepatitis, iv) encourage of management of HBV infection in immigrant populations, v) national campaign to promote awareness of hepatitis B.
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