Is hepatitis b not allowed in Canada?

The Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, and Public Health Agency of Canada, as part of their 2013 report, and based on the World Health Organization map of infectious outbreaks, signed an accord with the UN and placed a travel ban on Hepatitis B, effectively banning it from the country for six months at a time. read more

Some people are unable to clear the virus, and develop chronic hepatitis B. Untreated chronic hepatitis B can later develop into serious health problems. Children under four years old are at particular risk of chronic hepatitis B, because only up to 10% will clear the virus. read more

* The hepatitis B virus is 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV. * Hepatitis B virus is an important occupational hazard for health workers. * Hepatitis B is preventable with a safe and effective vaccine. From Health Canada Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. The virus is carried in blood and body fluids. read more