Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in Far North Queensland, 2013–2023
Antenatal and perinatal care and infant vaccination is currently concordant with national HBV guidelines in > 90% of pregnancies in the FNQ region. There has been no confirmed mother-to-child HBV transmission since establishment of a local HBV programme, although improved child testing is necessary to substantiate this finding.
Authors
- Annie Preston‐Thomas
- Josh Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1423-3839)
- Allison Hempenstall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2642-973X)
- Simon Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7770-3738)
- Jenna Coffman
- Sharna Radlof
- Kathy Lort-Phillips
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Cairns Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communicable Diseases Intelligence
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2025.49.026
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00