Hepatitis B virus burden in developing countries

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2015; 21(42): 11941-11953
Published online Nov 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941

Table 3 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and genotype distribution in some eastern European countries

Countries	HBsAg prevalence[133-138,142-145,147,148]	HBV genotype distribution[150-156,160,161]
Albania	> 9%	A: Eastern Europe (Poland,
		Czech Republic, Bulgaria,
		Hungary¹)
		A2 Bulgaria
		D: Southeastern Europe (Russia, the Baltic region, Belarus, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria)¹
		D1 Bulgaria
		D2 Albania, Russia, Estonia, the Siberian and eastern part of the former USSR
Bulgaria	3.80%	D3 Serbia
Croatia	1.7%-15.8%	[D: prevalent genotype (70%-80%)]
Poland	3.91/100000¹	[D: prevalent genotype (70%-80%)]
Romania	5.59%	1A,D: equal distribution
Russia	7.6/100000
Serbia	4.4%-13%

¹Incidence/year. HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV: Hepatitis B virus.

Citation: Zampino R, Boemio A, Sagnelli C, Alessio L, Adinolfi LE, Sagnelli E, Coppola N. Hepatitis B virus burden in developing countries. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(42): 11941-11953
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i42/11941.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941