Geographic Countries and Regions with an Increased Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis B

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a problem in much of the world. A traveler should consider HBV vaccination prior to travel to these regions, especially if engaging in high-risk activities.

A region is considered to be at increased risk if the prevalence is >= 2% in the population.

Region	At Risk (>= 2%)	Not At Risk (< 2%)
Africa	all	NA
Asia	all	NA
South Pacific	rest	Australia, New Zealand
Middle East	rest	Cyprus, Israel
Eastern Europe	rest	Hungary
Western Europe	Spain, Malta, indigenous people of Greenland	rest
North America	Alaskan natives, indigenous of northern Canada	rest
Central America	Guatemala, Honduras	Mexico, rest
South America	Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Amazon basin (Peru, Brazil, Columbia, Bolivia)	rest
Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, Turks and Caicos	rest

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Geographic Countries and Regions with an Increased Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis B

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