Unsolved problems and future perspectives of hepatitis B virus vaccination

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2015; 21(23): 7074-7083
Published online Jun 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7074

Table 1 Prevalence and transmission of hepatitis B virus

Prevalence	High	Intermediate	Low
Carrier rate	≥ 8%	2%-7%	≤ 1%
Region	Southeast Asia	Mediterranean basin	United States
	China	Eastern Europe	Canada
	Pacific islands	Central Asia	Central Asia
	Sub-Saharan Africa	Japan	Western Europe
	Alaska (Eskimos)	Latin and South America	Australia
		Middle East	New Zealand
Predominant age at infection	Perinatal	Early childhood	Adult
Predominant age at infection	Early childhood	Early childhood	Adult
Predominant mode of infection	Maternal to infant	Percutaneous	Sexual contact
Predominant mode of infection	Percutaneous	Sexual contact	Percutaneous

Citation: Tajiri K, Shimizu Y. Unsolved problems and future perspectives of hepatitis B virus vaccination. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(23): 7074-7083
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i23/7074.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7074

Tajiri K, Shimizu Y. Unsolved problems and future perspectives of hepatitis B virus vaccination. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(23): 7074-7083 [PMID: 26109794 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7074]

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