Hepatitis B transmission event in an English prison and the importance of immunization |
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Authors: | Viswanathan Uma Beaumont Amanda O'Moore Eamonn Ramsay Mary Tedder Richard Ijaz Samreen Balogun Koye Kirwan Patrick |
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Institution: | Public Health, NHS, Walsall WS2 7JL, UK. |
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Abstract: | Immunization against hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended for all sentenced prisoners and all new entrants to prison in the UK. In November 2008, acute hepatitis B was confirmed serologically in a 27-year-old man (Case 1) who had been incarcerated since February 2007. The cell mate of Case 1, a 26-year-old man was an established HBV carrier. A home-made tattoo gun was confiscated from their prison cell. In the absence of other clearly identifiable risk behaviours, tattooing was deemed to be a possible route of HBV transmission. Transmission of hepatitis B in a prison setting is a real concern and this report highlights the importance of immunizing prisoners against hepatitis B and should encourage health professionals to communicate the benefits of immunization to inmates to increase vaccine uptake. |
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