viernes, 17 de mayo de 2013

CDC Viral Hepatitis Updates: Asian Americans and Hepatitis B

CDC Viral Hepatitis Updates: Asian Americans and Hepatitis B


CDC Viral Hepatitis Updates: Asian Americans and Hepatitis B

Viral Hepatitis Updates from CDC May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
Asian Americans and Hepatitis B 
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis is focusing on raising awareness about hepatitis B among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and encouraging AAPIs to talk to their doctors about getting tested for hepatitis B. Hepatitis B affects 1 in 12 Asian Americans; most don’t know it.

Vital Signs – Hepatitis C
  • Fact sheet: Hepatitis C: Testing Baby Boomers Saves Lives 
  • MMWR: Evaluation of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Testing and Reporting-Eight U.S. Sites, 2005–2011  
  • CDC web feature- Hepatitis C: Testing Baby Boomers Saves Lives
  • Podcast– Vital Signs Hepatitis C: What You Need to Know [1:15 minutes]
  • PSA - Vital Signs – Hepatitis C: What You Need to Know [ 0:60 seconds]
  • E-card - “Were you born from 1945-1965” 
  • Spanish web feature - Hepatitis C: hacerles la prueba a los nacidos entre 1945 y 1965 salva vidas


MMWR: Testing for HCV infection: An update of guidance for clinicians and laboratorians
CDC is issuing this update in guidance because of 1) changes in the availability of certain commercial HCV antibody tests, 2) evidence that many persons who are identified as reactive by an HCV antibody test might not subsequently be evaluated to determine if they have current HCV infection, and 3) significant advances in the development of antiviral agents with improved efficacy against HCV.


Hepatitis Awareness Month/Hepatitis Testing Day Resources

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