Horizontal hepatitis B virus transmission through non-sexual close contact in Turkish chronic hepatitis B patients living outside of Turkey

Koc O. M., Robaeys G., Yildirim B., Posthouwer D., Hens N., Koek G. H.

ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA, vol.81, no.4, pp.503-508, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 81 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.503-508
  • Keywords: Ethnicity, hepatitis B, Horizontal transmission, Turkish, Migrant, VIRAL-HEPATITIS, HBV INFECTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVENTION, CHILDREN, DISEASE, BURDEN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background & Aims : Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global threat and with the growing cultural diversity in Western Europe, knowledge on routes of infection in order to decrease HBV spreading is essential. This study assessed the risk of horizontal transmission through non-sexual close contact in the chronic hepatitis B (CHB) population in Maastricht (the Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium), with a main focus on the differences between ethnic groups.