Notification Rate of Acute Hepatitis B Cases* Per 100 000 Population by Country, EU/EEA, 2018 (IMAGE)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Notification Rate of Acute Hepatitis B Cases* Per 100 000 Population by Country, EU/EEA, 2018

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The number of newly diagnosed hepatitis B infections reported from countries across Europe remains high, with the majority of these infections classified as chronic. A marked variation between countries in the distribution of acute and chronic cases was observed. This geographical variation most likely reflects differences in local testing and reporting practices as well as underlying epidemiological differences.

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