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Hepatitis B: guidance, data and analysis

The characteristics, diagnosis, management and epidemiology of hepatitis B.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published
31 July 2014
Last updated
2 February 2023 바카라 사이트� See all updates

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a viral infection carried in the blood causing inflammation of the liver and potentially long term damage. The virus is transmitted by contact with an infected person바카라 사이트檚 blood or body fluids. Hepatitis B is vaccine preventable.

The average incubation period for hepatitis B is 40 to 160 days. Some people experience flu-like symptoms including sore throat, tiredness, joint pains and nausea. Acute infection can be severe and cause abdominal discomfort and jaundice. There is also a liver-damaging chronic state of hepatitis B that is infectious and may be asymptomatic (without symptoms). Some people with hepatitis B go on to develop cirrhosis or liver cancer.

Acute infectious hepatitis is a notifiable disease in England and Wales.

See NHS.UK for .

Diagnosis and management

Vaccination

Pre and post exposure vaccination recommendations and details of UK routine and selective immunisation programmes are in the Immunisation against infectious disease 바카라 사이트楾he Green Book바카라 사이트�. Post exposure prophylaxis guidance for hepatitis B are adapted from the .

Infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers

All pregnant women should be offered and recommended screening for hepatitis B in every pregnancy as part of the NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) programme.

The are located on the NHS website.

The hepatitis B infant universal and selective immunisation programme is set out in the Green Book chapter 18 on hepatitis B and summarised in the routine childhood immunisation schedule.

Resources including guidance, leaflets and educational materials are available to support professionals in the delivery of the hepatitis B screening and immunisation pathways. A containing links to all the resources is available free to order or download.

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Epidemiology

For most recent published data on hepatitis B in England, see 바카라 사이트楢cute Hepatitis B (England): annual reports바카라 사이트� below.

Data from the (including hepatitis B) are available.

(and other blood-borne virus testing) are available.

Updates to this page

Published 31 July 2014
Last updated 2 February 2023 show all updates

  1. Added 'Hepatitis B in England' under Epidemiology.

  2. Added order link for the hepatitis B screening and immunisation pathways resources leaflet.

  3. Added Enhanced surveillance of childhood cases of hepatitis B and C in England.

  4. Added 'Sentinel surveillance of blood borne virus testing in England 2019'

  5. Added links to new antenatal screening guide and routine childhood immunisation schedule.

  6. Added 'Acute hepatitis B (England) enhanced surveillance reports' under Epidemiology.

  7. Added: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) regional reports.

  8. Added hexavalent combination vaccine programme guidance.

  9. Added new hepatitis B pathway resource leaflet.

  10. Added the hepatitis B leaflet and aide memoire.

  11. Added Hepatitis B vaccine advice for dental professionals.

  12. Added 'Hepatitis B vaccine recommendations during supply constraints'.

  13. Added a guide to the national enhanced surveillance of acute hepatitis B, and an additional enhanced surveillance questionnaire for newly diagnosed cases.

  14. First published.

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