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The risk of imported hepatitis B in Germany and comparable European countries seems to be low as long as suitable control measures are taken. These measures include testing for hepatitis B markers of immigrants from highly endemic areas as well as of individuals who stayed for a longer period of time in such regions, information of chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus and vaccination of their contacts, and vaccination of travellers to endemic regions who run an increased risk for contracting hepatitis B as e.g. i.v drug users or sex tourists.
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Jilg, W. (1996). Significance of imported hepatitis B virus infections. In: Schwarz, T.F., Siegl, G. (eds) Imported Virus Infections. Archives of Virology Supplement II, vol 11. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7482-1_15
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