%0 Journal Article
%T Surveillance and response of hepatitis B virus in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 1988¨C2014
%A Ada Wai-chi Lin
%A Ka-hing Wong
%J Archive of "Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR".
%D 2016
%R 10.5365/WPSAR.2015.6.3.003
%X The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region with an estimated 160 million chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers in 2007 bears a significant burden of HBV-related mortality and morbidity. (1) Most Member States in the region have an estimated chronic HBV infection proportion of more than 8% in their adult population, which is the highest worldwide. (2) The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific published the first Regional Plan for Hepatitis B Control (1) in January 2003.This plan is updated periodically with a consistent ultimate goal of achieving a chronic HBV infection rate of less than 1% in the region
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052894/