Traveling or Adopting Abroad

International Travel

• Hepatitis A and Travel

• Hepatitis B and Travel

• Hepatitis C and Travel

• Travelers' Health
  CDC's main page on International Travel.

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 from Abroad: Hepatitis B
  Hepatitis B information for families adopting abroad.