STATISTICS SUGGEST A LEVELING OFF OR
EVEN A DECLINE IN THE INCIDENCE OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV)
INFECTION. BUT DESPITE ROUTINE SCREENING FOR HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN,
AND THE APPARENT DECLINE IN HEPATITIS B CASES, HBV INFECTION
REMAINS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE CONVALESCENCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE
RECEIVED BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS. DATA ON THE INCIDENCE OF
HEPATITIS INCLUDING: 1) SCREENING, ENLISTMENT, FOLLOW-UP OF DONORS,
IS A NECESSARY "NEXT STEP" IN REDUCING TH
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