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Region |
Reference |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
1 |
IDUs in drug treatment centre. Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. Case definition: ELISA Bio-Rad was used, all positive samples were confirmed by confirmatory testing. |
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| Czech Republic |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute cases. No unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HBeAg results collected. Case definition: In symptomatic cases clinical picture compatible with hepatitis, e.g. discrete onset of symptoms and jaundice or elevated serum aminotransferate level. Laboratory confirmation in symtpomatic and asymptomatic cases: IgM anti HB, antibodies HBV nucleic acid in serum. |
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| Denmark |
NATIONAL |
4 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HBeAg results collected. |
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| Estonia |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HBeAg results. Case definition: Clinical picture compatible with hepatitis discrete onset of symptoms and jaundice or elevated serum aminotransfrase levels and a case is laboratory confirmed. |
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| Latvia |
NATIONAL |
3 |
Acute cases. HBeAg results are collected. |
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| Luxembourg |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Note: all notified hepatitis C cases, IDU cases not available. Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HBeAg results collected. |
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| Hungary |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HBeAg results. Case definition: An illness with discrete data of onset, and (2) jandince or elevated serum aminotransferase levels greater than 2,5 times the upper limit of normal. Serologic criteria used: HBsAg-positive, or/and anti HBcIgM positive: with IgM antiHAV-negative or not done. |
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| Netherlands |
NATIONAL |
19 |
Acute and chronic cases. No unique identifier. No laboratory confirmation. No HBeAg results collected. Case definition: until 1-4-99: acute, symptomatic HBV infection, from 1-4-'99 onwards: newly diagnosed HBV infection (acute & chronic). |
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| Poland |
POMORSKIE Gdansk |
3 |
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| Slovenia |
NATIONAL |
1 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HBeAg results collected. Case definition: a suspected case which is laboratory confirmed (HBsAg positive or IgM anti HBc positive and IgM anti HAV neg. and anti HCV neg.) |
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| Slovakia |
BRATISLAVA REGION |
1, 4 |
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| Finland |
NATIONAL |
1a |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HBeAg results. |
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| Sweden |
NATIONAL |
3 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HBeAg results. Case definition: Case of acute HBV infection: HBsAg positive, anti-HBcIgM positive. |
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| UK |
ENGLAND AND WALES |
23, 26 |
Acute cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. No HBeAg results collected. Case definition: HBsAg positive and anti-HBc IgM positive and/or with discrete onset of jaundice or other comparable symptoms. |
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SCOTLAND |
27 |
Laboratory confirmation. Case definition: laboratory reports of positive hepatitis B Virus (HBV) tests - any marker. Note: Information on risk factors, clinical history and status of HBV markers is frequently missing, thus it is difficult to determine whether cases are acute or chronic. |
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NORTHERN IRELAND |
25 |
Acute and chronic cases. No unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HBeAg results collected. Case definition: all acute cases of hepatitis should be reported; chronic infections should also be reported when occurring in children, pregnant women and health care workers. |
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| Norway |
NATIONAL |
7 |
Acute and chronic cases. Unique identifier. Laboratory confirmation. HBeAg results are collected. Case definition: clincal picture compatible with hepatitis and detection of HBs antigen / HBV-RNA or IgM antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) positive or detection of HBV-DNA in serum or seroconvertion during the last 12 months. |
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