PRO/EDR> Hepatitis B – USA (06): (ME) injection drug use

Hepatitis B — United States
Between 1 Jan 2015 and 16 May 2015, the state of Maine reported no cases of acute hepatitis B. But things have changed during the same period in 2016. According to the Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 15 cases of acute hepatitis B were confirmed in Maine between 1 Jan 2016 and 16 May 2016, a rate of 1.1 cases per 100 000 persons.
The primary risk factor for new cases of acute hepatitis B in Maine in 2016 is injection drug use. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is 100 times more infectious