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Why does China have a high rate of Hepatitis B?

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Hepatitis B is spread via blood contact, and in realistic terms that's direct contact with blood or blood products, re-use or improper sterilization of needles, blood-contact medical equipment such as dialysis units, and also unprotected (predominantly anal)sex. read more

High rates of chronic infections are also found in the Amazon and the southern parts of eastern and central Europe. In the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, an estimated 2–5% of the general population is chronically infected. read more

Hepatitis B is endemic in China. Of the 350 million individuals worldwide infected with the hepatitis B virus, one-third reside in China. As of 2006 China has immunized 11.1 million children in its poorest provinces as part of several programs initiated by the Chinese government and as part of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. However, the effects of these programs have yet to reach levels of immunization that would limit the spread of hepatitis B effectively. read more

In general, Southeast Asia. Then China, especially, [is] the major country, out of Korea, China and Japan. And Taiwan. People from Taiwan have a high chance of contracting of Hep B. It's not so much of an ethnic factor - I don't believe that the data shows that Chinese are more easily infected with Hep B than Japanese or Koreans. read more

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