In the United States, Hepatitis B Remains a Major Public Health Issue

• 1 out of 20 people has been infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV)9
• Each year 100,000 new people will become infected with HBV9
• There are more than 1 million chronic carriers of HBV9
• One third of the chronic HBV carriers do not know how they were infected with the disease3
• 5,000 people will die from hepatitis B and its complications every year9
• Infants born to infected mothers are at high risk of developing chronic infection and should receive appropriate medical management13
• 1 in 10 Asian Americans is infected with HBV8

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