The Current Burden of Hepatitis B in the United States: A State, Territorial, and County Modelling Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Accurate estimates of the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the United States (US) are necessary for policy makers and community-based organisations to make informed decisions regarding the allocation of resources to work towards the elimination of HBV as a public health threat. The primary aim of this study was to quantify the current HBV prevalence in the US at the state, county, and territorial level. The secondary aim was to quantify which countries of birth lead HBV infections. Using previously validated and published population-based country level Markov models, the prevalence of HBV among immigrants in the US by country of birth was estimated in 2021. These estimates were then applied to county level population estimates from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey. T

SUBMITTER: Razavi-Shearer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12715829 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature