Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide.
Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such …

Hepatitis B (HBV) is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality, and the leading cause
of liver cancer worldwide. Significant advances have recently been made toward the …

Background Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is endemic in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander population of Australia's Northern Territory. Progression to liver disease can be …

The growing global concern around antimicrobial mis-use and proliferating resistance has
resulted in increasing interest in optimising antibiotics, particularly in hospitals. While the …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the commonest primary liver cancer encountered in the
community and a leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. In Australia, there are …

Introduction Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living in remote locations suffer
disproportionately from chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Defining the temporospatial epidemiology …

Objectives: Hepatitis B is a viral infection primarily affecting people from culturally diverse
communities in Australia. While vaccination prevents infection, there is increasing mortality …

The Australian National Hepatitis B Strategy 2010–13 outlines five priority areas for
developing a comprehensive response to the hepatitis B virus (HBV): building partnerships …

This supporting document consists of a series of checklists and summaries on the six
domains and the priority populations identified in the WA Aboriginal sexual health and blood …

Community Responses to Chronic Hepatitis B: A Case of the South Sudanese Community
in Australia Page 1 Community Responses to Chronic Hepatitis B: A Case of the South …