| markers of hepatitis b virus infection in schoolchildren in the kimberley, western australia. | in 1986 the aboriginal community in western australia was identified as a high-risk group for hepatitis b virus infection. an immunization programme was commenced in 1988 but concerns were expressed about horizontal transmission, especially in schools, to the low-risk caucasian group and whether they should also be included in the vaccination programme. to estimate the extent of this occurrence, a survey of schoolchildren from two district high schools in broome and derby in the kimberley region ... | 1990 | 2381358 |
| occurrence and distribution of hepatitis b infection in the aboriginal population of western australia. | in 1986, the prevalences of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), and other serological markers of infection with hepatitis b virus in the western australian adult aboriginal population, were estimated using a stratified random sample of 1,150 subjects. when the estimates were standardised to the age and sex distribution of the total population of aborigines aged 12 years or over, the prevalence of hbsag was 7% (95% confidence interval 6-9%). the prevalence of any marker, that is hbsag and/or hep ... | 1987 | 3446164 |
| hepatitis b outbreak following a mass-casualty incident, australia. | on 16 april 2009, a boat carrying 47 afghan asylum seekers and 2 indonesian crew exploded in australian waters, resulting in mass casualties. of these casualties, 23 persons who suffered significant burns were transferred to royal perth hospital, perth, western australia. one patient was subsequently shown to be a hepatitis b virus (hbv) carrier at the time of the explosion. over the following months, 3 other patients received a diagnosis of acute hepatitis b, and an additional 4 patients showed ... | 2011 | 21742838 |
| hepatitis b status in migrants and refugees: increasing health burden in western australia. | in light of increasing migration, from endemic countries with chronic hepatitis b (chb), this study describes the changing epidemiology of chb patients born outside australia referred to a tertiary hospital in western australia. it aims to stratify risk and progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) according to viral factors and to provide an indication of the growing burden of disease and current and future treatment costs. methods: demographic, serological and biochemical da ... | 2011 | 22212294 |