Table 2 Prevalence of CHB and coverage of expanded program on HBV immunization in international traveler’s to Asia departure countries outside Asia [12–14]
From: Hepatitis B vaccination for international travelers to Asia
Region | Country | International traveler’s departures per year (2013) | Estimated prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infectiona | Estimated HBsAg positive population | Start of Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) for HBV (Year) | Complete HBV vaccination (%) | Number of years since EPI deployed, at year 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. America | USA | 61,569,000 | 0.27 % | 843,724 | 1993 | 90 | 23 |
Canada | 32,977,000 | 0.76 % | 260,865 | 2003 | 75 | 13 | |
S. America | Mexico | 15,911,000 | 0.20 % | 237,858 | 2000 | 84 | 16 |
Argentina | 7,544,000 | 0.77 % | 312,806 | 2002 | 94 | 14 | |
Europe | United Kingdom | 58,510,000 | 0.01 % | 3,300 | Not started | N/A | N/A |
Russia | 54,069,000 | 2.73 % | 3,926,499 | 2001 | 97 | 15 | |
Italy | 27,798,000 | 2.52 % | 1,522,546 | 1991 | 94 | 25 | |
France | 26,243,000 | 0.26 % | 165,728 | 1998 | 82 | 18 | |
Ukraine | 23,761,000 | 1.45 % | 666,280 | 2000 | 46 | 16 | |
Netherlands | 18,094,000 | 0.40 % | 67,009 | 2013 | 95 | 2 | |
Hungary | 15,997,000 | 0.53 % | 53,301 | Not started | N/A | N/A | |
Sweden | 15,917,000 | 0.59 % | 55,606 | 2011 | 42 | 5 | |
Spain | 11,246,000 | 0.34 % | 158,287 | 1996 | 96 | 20 | |
Oceania | Australia | 8,768,000 | 0.37 % | 83,121 | 2001 | 91 | 15 |
New Zealand | 2,193,000 | 4.11 % | 179,357 | 1992 | 93 | 24 | |
Africa | South Africa | 5,168,000 | 6.70 % | 3,445,477 | 1997 | 74 | 19 |
Uganda | 378,000 | 9.19 % | 3,123,886 | 2002 | 78 | 14 |