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01-04-2013 | Original Paper

Acute Viral Hepatitis in the United States–Mexico Border Region: Data from the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS) Project, 2000–2009

Authors: Philip R. Spradling, Jian Xing, Alba Phippard, Maureen Fonseca-Ford, Sonia Montiel, Norma Luna Guzmán, Roberto Vázquez Campuzano, Gilberto Vaughan, Guo-liang Xia, Jan Drobeniuc, Saleem Kamili, Ricardo Cortés-Alcalá, Stephen H. Waterman, the BIDS Investigators

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2013

Abstract

Little is known about the characteristics of acute viral hepatitis cases in the United States (US)–Mexico border region. We analyzed characteristics of acute viral hepatitis cases collected from the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Project from January 2000–December 2009. Over the study period, 1,437 acute hepatitis A, 311 acute hepatitis B, and 362 acute hepatitis C cases were reported from 5 Mexico and 2 US sites. Mexican hepatitis A cases most frequently reported close personal contact with a known case, whereas, US cases most often reported cross-border travel. Injection drug use was common among Mexican and US acute hepatitis B and C cases. Cross-border travel during the incubation period was common among acute viral hepatitis cases in both countries. Assiduous adherence to vaccination and prevention guidelines in the US is needed and strategic implementation of hepatitis vaccination and prevention programs south of the border should be considered.

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Title: Acute Viral Hepatitis in the United States–Mexico Border Region: Data from the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS) Project, 2000–2009
Authors: Philip R. Spradling
Jian Xing
Alba Phippard
Maureen Fonseca-Ford
Sonia Montiel
Norma Luna Guzmán
Roberto Vázquez Campuzano
Gilberto Vaughan
Guo-liang Xia
Jan Drobeniuc
Saleem Kamili
Ricardo Cortés-Alcalá
Stephen H. Waterman
the BIDS Investigators
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9604-8

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