Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia

BACKGROUND: The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in Canada, but varying rates have been reported in different populations.

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Main Authors: Stephen Ip, Jo-Ann Ford, Kirby Lau, Vladimir Marquez, Marisa Guan, Carolyn Klassen, Jessica Chan, WC Peter Kwan, Mel Krajden, Eric M Yoshida
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/278198
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spelling doaj-art-5aa456dcf0d0436a95b561ca4286c8d92025-02-03T01:28:55ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322015-01-0126419620010.1155/2015/278198Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British ColumbiaStephen Ip0Jo-Ann Ford1Kirby Lau2Vladimir Marquez3Marisa Guan4Carolyn Klassen5Jessica Chan6WC Peter Kwan7Mel Krajden8Eric M Yoshida9Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaUnited Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (SUCCESS), CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in Canada, but varying rates have been reported in different populations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/278198
spellingShingle Stephen Ip
Jo-Ann Ford
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Eric M Yoshida
Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
title_full Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
title_fullStr Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
title_full_unstemmed Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
title_short Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
title_sort seroprevalences of hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus among participants of an asian health fair in the lower mainland british columbia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/278198
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