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Chapter 1<br />

14<br />

Epidemiology<br />

Worldwide 350 million people are affected by chronic hepatitis B and yearly 500,000<br />

people die of HBV-related liver disease, such as cirrhosis and HCC. 4, 9-10 The prevalence<br />

and the transmission route of hepatitis B infection vary throughout the world. 10<br />

In the Netherlands the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B is low (

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