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Every 7 people who have to carry a hepatitis virus, New York's immigrant community in East Asia is becoming the most dangerous of the hepatitis virus, "hidden areas." A few days ago a health report, East Asia, New York, there are 100,000 immigrants bring with chronic hepatitis C virus, most of them did not know. Hepatitis viruses cause infection, but also in the adult body into a fatal liver cancer or cirrhosis, the United States is considered the biggest health threat to the Chinese. Asians are "high risk" groups "The New York Times" reported yesterday, New York University School of Medicine researchers this week published a survey of hepatitis. Which found that New York there are 100,000 from China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian countries to carry the immigrants with chronic hepatitis C virus, the East Asian immigrants accounted for 15% of the total number. In these hepatitis B virus carriers, the highest proportion of Chinese people. The report so that the East Asian immigrants in the United States in particular the health sector the focus of attention. It is understood that the East Asian immigrants bring with chronic hepatitis C virus than the ratio of 35 times higher than other Americans, which means that their liver cirrhosis or liver cancer incidence is far higher than other ethnic groups in the United States. North America has always been to bring the rate of hepatitis B virus, the lowest in the world, only people living with the crowd below 0.5 percent, on the contrary, the Asian population carry hepatitis B virus rate of 6% to 10%, the highest in the world is one of the regions. A source pointed out that many Asian countries there have been hepatitis B epidemic, with an increasing number of East Asian immigrants to settle in New York, the group will be in a very subtle way the virus to new places of settlement. New York, according to 2000 census data, New York, there are 800,000 Asian immigrants, half of them ethnic Chinese. Hepatitis B Foundation of the Chinese branch of the United States on its Web site lists some of the most common "high risk" groups: Asians, especially parents who immigrated to the United States; married in patients with hepatitis B or come into close contact with their families People; including adults and children. Immigrants lack health insurance New York, an ethnic Chinese community medical center director Dr. Thomas Tsang said that he was involved in the investigation process was surprised to find that Asian-Americans carry the hepatitis virus is very high, and most people knew nothing. "We just last week, checking the Asians, there are 10 people in 7 of the liver showed abnormal situation, in need of medical treatment." Thomas has pointed out with concern. Why the East Asian immigrants, particularly Chinese more vulnerable to hepatitis viruses? Experts point out that, in addition to its own people in East Asia, a higher proportion of carrying the virus, the health care of immigrants has also led to a lack of these Asian-Americans living abroad to become victims of liver disease. Researchers in New York for the residents of the study found that 3 / 4 chronic hepatitis virus carriers did not know, but "confused" the potential to become liver cancer patients. These people often do not enjoy medical insurance benefits in the United States, even if some people have health insurance and can not enjoy free film screening or blood test. New York University research team who is responsible for the亨利博拉克that in the absence of medical insurance, most people will continue to carry the virus this situation until the incidence of hepatitis forced hospitalization before treatment. But Bo Lake acknowledged the tremendous medical expenses diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis patients is a major problem. "Medical insurance is a huge expenditure," said Bo Lake, "If we are to cover every person in need of treatment, it would cost millions of dollars." After the deadly disease often found in home treatment U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released figures show that the Hepatitis B virus carriers in the United States accounted for only 0.4 percent of the total population. In this regard, Thomas has been a national figure that the neglect of the East Asian immigrants. In fact, many Asian-Americans find themselves suffering from the deadly disease, such as liver cancer, usually return home for treatment. East Asian immigrants have hepatitis begun to attract the attention of American society. Not only in New York, the relative concentration of ethnic Chinese in California began to hepatitis virus carriers of the medical situation. Will be held on May 20 in San Francisco's Asian Street will be placed on traditional activities, will launch a free hepatitis B virus testing services. Han Shu Yi New York immigrants carry hepatitis B virus case Gender 20% of men Female 9% Age 20-29 25% 30-39 22% 40-49 15% 50-59 9% aged over 60 4% Born in the country China 21% Korea 5% in other Asian countries by 4% Number of years living in the United States 22% less than 6 years 6 years -10 years 16% 11 years 12%