Testing and Linking Foreign-Born People with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection to Care at Nine U.S. Programs, 2012-2014.

Objective: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to be a public health threat in the United States. As many as 2.2 million people are infected, approximately 70% of whom are foreign-born, and fewer than one-third are aware of their infection.

Early Identification and Linkage to Care for People with Chronic HBV and HCV Infection: The HepTLC Initiative.

Objective: In 2012, CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis launched a public health initiative to increase hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection testing for those at risk and to improve linkage to medical care for those infected. We describe testing outcomes of previously unidentified people at risk for HBV and HCV infection and the lessons learned while linking patients to care.

Methods: CDC's Hepatitis Testing and Linkage to Care (HepTLC) initiative provided 34 financial awards to U.

Prevalence of Hb S (HHB: c.20A > T) in a Honduran population of African descent.

Sickle cell disease is the most common hemoglobinopathy worldwide, particularly in Africa and among people of African descent. Serious clinical consequences characterize the homozygous condition. To determine the prevalence of Hb S (HBB: c.

Early identification and linkage to care of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection--three U.S. sites, 2012-2014.

In the United States, an estimated 0.8-1.4 million persons are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.