If you, your parents, or your children were born in any of these places...

Give this information to your physician. If you, your parents, orDear Physician:your children wereYour patient is in a high risk group for hepatitis B. Please consider testing and vaccinating your patientborn in any of theseagainst hepatitis B.places...The following testing strategies may be used to assessa patient's hepatitis B status:Afghanistan, Africa, rural Alaska, Albania, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) &Bangladesh, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, hepatitis B core antibody (anti HBc)Burma, Cambodia, China, Eastern Europe,Haiti, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,or alternatively:Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Middle East,Pakistan, the Pacific Islands, Philippines, hepatitis B surface antibody (anti HBs) Romania, the former Soviet Union, SouthAmerica's Amazon Basin, Sri Lanka, Syria,Please give your patient a copy of the test results asTo find out your hepatitis B status,Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnamwell as a vaccination record card.bring this brochure to your doctorPeople at risk for hepatitis B are from Africa, Asia,and ask to have your blood tested.Eastern Europe, Middle East, Near East, the AmazonBasin, Pacific Islands, and rural Alaska. As you know, hepatitis B can lead to liver failure, livercancer, and death. Hepatitis B CoalitionImmunization Action CoalitionIf you would like additional information from the1573 Selby Avenue, Suite #234Hepatitis B Coalition, please contact us. We haveSt. Paul, MN 55104many ...