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Hepatitis B

Understanding viral hepatitis better

World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year to increase awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis. This year, ECDC is launching a prevalence database on hepatitis B and C.

Find out more

Hepatitis B prevalence database

An interactive database which include studies on men who have sex with men, prisoners, pregnant women, migrants, general population, and first-time blood donors

Use the database

Disease data from the ECDC Surveillance Atlas

See the latest available data on hepatitis B

Go to the Atlas

European Test Finder

Find out where you can have a test for hepatitis across Europe

Go to the test finder

Publication

Hepatitis B and C epidemiology in selected population groups in the EU/EEA

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News

Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

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Guidance in brief: Prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

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Public health guidance on prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

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Publication

Hepatitis B and C epidemiology in selected population groups in the EU/EEA

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Publication

Guidance in brief: Prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

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Publication

Public health guidance on prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

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Publication

Systematic review on the prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

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News

Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

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ECDC and EMCDDA make the case for active case finding of communicable diseases in prison

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News

ECDC: around 9 million Europeans are affected by chronic hepatitis B or C

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News

EMCDDA and ECDC join forces to address the challenge of hepatitis

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Event

World Hepatitis Day 2018

28 Jul 2018

Event

World Hepatitis Day 2017

28 Jul 2017

Event

World Hepatitis Day 2016

28 Jul 2016
Nov 2015

Event

Twitter chat on HIV and hepatitis testing

27 Nov 2015

Data

Surveillance of hepatitis B and C in the EU/EEA – 2016 data

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Data

Surveillance systems overview for 2016

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Surveillance systems overview for 2015

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Data

World Hepatitis Day 2017 infograph

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Tools

Threats and outbreaks

Threats and outbreaks of hepatitis B

Surveillance and disease data

Scientific advice

Systematic reviews, expert opinions and public health guidance on hepatitis B

Prevention and control

Guidance on prevention and control measures for hepatitis B

Communication

Communication campaigns: World Hepatitis Day

Migrant health

Assessing the burden of key infectious diseases affecting migrant populations in the EU/EEA

Facts

Hepatitis B is a liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is spread through contact with infected body fluids or blood products.

Related content

Disease programmes and networks

HIV/AIDS, sexual transmitted infections and viral hepatitis Programme

European Network for STI Surveillance

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Late presentation of chronic viral hepatitis for medical care: A consensus definition

2017

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Towards elimination of hepatitis B and C in European union and European economic area countries: Monitoring the world health organization’s global health sector strategy core indicators and scaling up key interventions

2017

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