Decade-Long Analysis of Hepatitis Trends Among International Travelers at Shanghai Port (2013-2023)

18 June 2025 : Database Analysis

Zhiying Ju^{ABCDEFG 1}, Xuan Zhou^{ABCDEF 1}, Peng Li^{ABCDEF 1}, Ye Lu^{ABCDFG 1}, Jia Qin^{ABCDEF 1*}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948512

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948512

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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of international travelers with hepatitis detected at Shanghai port.

		Arrival		Departure
		Number	Percentage (%)	Number	Percentage (%)
Gender	Female	1138	31.97	265	38.63
Gender	Male	2422	68.03	421	61.37
Age	≤20	79	2.22	81	11.81
	21–30	425	11.94	287	41.84
	31–40	1047	29.41	152	22.16
	41–50	1126	31.63	94	13.7
	51–60	700	19.66	38	5.54
	≥61	183	5.14	34	4.96
Occupation	Unknown	266	7.47	119	17.35
	Labor personnel	2400	67.42	209	30.47
	Business personnel	36	1.01	9	1.31
	Foreigners residing/temporarily staying	65	1.83	1	0.15
	Traveling to visit relatives	39	1.10	61	8.89
	Cross-border marriage	296	8.31	1	0.15
	Overseas students	458	12.87	262	38.19
	Immigrated abroad	0	0.00	18	2.62
	Retired/Unemployed	0	0.00	6	0.87
Region	China (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan)	1157	32.50	0	0.00
	Southeast Asia	388	10.90	0	0.00
	East Asia	595	16.71	0	0.00
	West-Central Asia	85	2.39	0	0.00
	South Asia	52	1.46	0	0.00
	North America	630	17.70	0	0.00
	South America	16	0.45	0	0.00
	Oceania	162	4.55	0	0.00
	Europe	296	8.31	0	0.00
	Africa	179	5.03	0	0.00
Year	2013	15	0.42	22	3.21
	2014	89	2.50	47	6.85
	2015	324	9.10	66	9.62
	2016	769	21.60	179	26.09
	2017	747	20.98	148	21.57
	2018	577	16.21	94	13.7
	2019	323	9.07	62	9.04
	2020	224	6.29	16	2.33
	2021	186	5.22	26	3.79
	2022	179	5.03	9	1.31
	2023	127	3.57	17	2.48
Hepatitis	HAV	1	0.03	2	0.29
	HBV	3326	93.43	596	86.88
	HCV	219	6.15	81	11.81
	HBV+HCV	5	0.14	1	0.15
	HEV	8	0.22	6	0.87
	HCV+HEV	1	0.03	0	0.00
Overall		3560	100.00	686	100.00

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