Traveling or Adopting Abroad
International Travel
- Hepatitis A and International
Travel
- Hepatitis B and International
Travel
- Hepatitis C and International
Travel
- Travelers Health:
Hepatitis, Viral, Type C
CDC's main page on Hepatitis C and International Travel. Attention: Non-MDH link
Adopting from Abroad
Adopting children from abroad can present special health care challenges, among them viral hepatitis infection. Screening newly arrived adoptees for hepatitis A (anti-HAV IgM), hepatitis B (HBsAg, anti-HBc IgM, anti-HBs) and hepatitis C (anti-HCV) will determine infectivity and need for hepatitis A and B immunizations for the child and family members.
- Adopting Abroad:
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B information for families adopting abroad.
Spotlight
CDC has published “Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The new recommendations call for all Americans born from 1945 through 1965 or “baby boomers” to get a one-time blood test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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Perinatal Hepatitis B
Information on perinatal hepatitis B, prevention, treatment, and reporting
Hepatitis B ECHO-TV Program
Videos available in seven languages with information on hepatitis B awareness and prevention
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