Point‐of‐Care Screening, Prevalence, and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Infection Among 3,728 Mainly Undocumented Migrants From Non‐EU Countries in Northern Italy

ConclusionsOur results suggest that point‐of‐care screening is feasible in undocumented migrants and should be targeted according to provenance. Case detection of HBV infection among migrants could potentially reduce HBV incidence in migrants' contacts and in the general population by prompting vaccination of susceptible individuals and care of eligible infected patients.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - November 1, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Issa El‐Hamad, Maria Chiara Pezzoli, Erika Chiari, Carmelo Scarcella, Francesco Vassallo, Massimo Puoti, Anna Ciccaglione, Massimo Ciccozzi, Alfredo Scalzini, Francesco Castelli, Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research