title: Acute viral hepatitis in the United States-Mexico border region: data from the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS) Project, 2000-2009.
abstract: Little is known about the characteristics of acute viral hepatitis cases in the United States (US)-Mexico border region. We analyzed characteristics of acute viral hepatitis cases collected from the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Project from January 2000-December 2009. Over the study period, 1,437 acute hepatitis A, 311 acute hepatitis B, and 362 acute hepatitis C cases were reported from 5 Mexico and 2 US sites. Mexican hepatitis A cases most frequently reported close personal contact with a known case, whereas, US cases most often reported cross-border travel. Injection drug use was common among Mexican and US acute hepatitis B and C cases. Cross-border travel during the incubation period was common among acute viral hepatitis cases in both countries. Assiduous adherence to vaccination and prevention guidelines in the US is needed and strategic implementation of hepatitis vaccination and prevention programs south of the border should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop G37, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. pspradling@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Philip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Spradling
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Phippard
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fonseca-Ford
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Montiel
authors.forename: Norma Luna
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Guzmán
authors.forename: Roberto Vázquez
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Campuzano
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Guo-liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drobeniuc
authors.forename: Saleem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamili
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cortés-Alcalá
authors.forename: Stephen H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Waterman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult