Nearly 14% of 24,225 people tested positive for hepatitis B after they walked in for routine health exams at a private laboratory in four metros. The percentage however, doubled when it came to samples tested in Mumbai.
Of the 7,271 people tested last year for hepatitis B in Mumbai at one of the private laboratory, 2,122 people were positive. The rates were much lower in Chennai where 7% tested positive out of 10,000. In Delhi, 12% tested positive while 6% in Bangalore had the infection.
The five viruses that cause infections of the liver are responsible for a widely prevalent and growing disease burden. While hepatitis A and E viruses are food and waterborne infections, which cause millions of cases of acute illness every year, the most worrisome are hepatitis B and C. B and C viruses together cause an estimated 57% of cases of liver cirrhosis and 78% of cases of primary liver cancer globally. In India too, around 2.4 lakh lives are lost in the country due to hepatitis B.
Of the 7,271 people tested last year for hepatitis B in Mumbai at one of the private laboratory, 2,122 people were positive. The rates were much lower in Chennai where 7% tested positive out of 10,000. In Delhi, 12% tested positive while 6% in Bangalore had the infection.
The five viruses that cause infections of the liver are responsible for a widely prevalent and growing disease burden. While hepatitis A and E viruses are food and waterborne infections, which cause millions of cases of acute illness every year, the most worrisome are hepatitis B and C. B and C viruses together cause an estimated 57% of cases of liver cirrhosis and 78% of cases of primary liver cancer globally. In India too, around 2.4 lakh lives are lost in the country due to hepatitis B.
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