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Seroepidemiology of hepatitis a in South Korea: a nationwide study by the Eone Reference Laboratory
1Eone Reference Laboratory, Seoul, South Korea.
Background:
We evaluated the recent prevalence of serologic markers of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in South Korea.
Methods:
The study data were the results of 60 126 anti-HAV (total) tests and 30 786 anti-HAV IgM tests that were performed during April 2009 through March 2010 by the Eone Reference Laboratory at the request of 1935 institutions throughout Korea.
Results:
The overall positivity rate was 51.06% on the anti-HAV (total) test and 11.20% on the anti-HAV IgM test. As compared with the other age groups the rate of anti-HAV (total) positivity was significantly lower (P < 0.001), and the rate of anti-HAV IgM positivity was significantly higher (P < 0.001), among Koreans aged 11 to 40 years. The seroprevalence of anti-HAV IgM significantly differed according to region but not by referral date.
Conclusions:
This was the largest nationwide study in South Korea by 1 laboratory, and it provides useful recent baseline data on hepatitis A in Asia. The findings suggest that active immunization of younger Koreans should be made a priority.
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