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Transmission of hepatitis B virus from adopted Asian children to their American families.

A Friede, J R Harris, J M Kobayashi, F E Shaw, Jr, P C Shoemaker-Nawas and M A Kane

Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.

In 1985, 6,991 Asian children were adopted by Americans. To estimate the risk that such children may transmit hepatitis B virus to their adoptive families, we conducted a cumulative-incidence follow-up study in the State of Washington. We examined the association between having adopted a hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-seropositive Asian child and serologic evidence of past or present hepatitis B virus infection in adoptive family members. Seven (9 per cent) of 77 family members exposed to an HBsAg-seropositive child had evidence of past or present infection compared with four (2 per cent) of 232 nonexposed (relative risk = 5.3; 90% confidence limits [CL] = 2.0-13.9). The risk was higher for those with prolonged exposure and was entirely restricted to parents.

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