The number of people with chronic hepatitis B infection in the UK has nearly doubled in the past five years, leading to calls for widespread vaccination programmes.
A report today from the Hepatitis B Foundation says the sharp increase, to 320,000 cases from 180,000 at the last Department of Health estimate in 2002, is linked to increasing migration. Traditionally, hepatitis B levels have been low in the UK, but rising numbers of people are coming to live here from countries where it is endemic.
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‘Pioneering drug put an end to my 26 years of paranoia’ - The Times 21st November 2007
New wave of immigration blamed for doubling hepatitis B cases - The Times 21st November 2007
Migration 'fuelling Hepatitis B' - BBC Health News 21st November 2007
Call for wider vaccination as Hepatitis B cases nearly double in UK - The Guardian 21st November 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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