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Standardised incidence rates were compared between natives and foreigners. Results: Between 2004 and 2019, 15,872 cases of acute viral hepatitis were notified by 10 Italian regions, 14.8% among foreign citizens. Until 2012, the percentage increased gradually, while a fluctuating trend set in from 2013 onwards; in 2019, 23.9% of cases were foreigners. Data from the SEIEVA surveillance show higher standardised incidence rates of hepatitis A and B among foreign citizens; no significant difference emerged between Italians and foreigners in terms of their hepatitis C incidence. Conclusions: foreign citizens have an increased incidence of hepatitis A and B. Regarding hepatitis A, vaccination is strongly recommended to foreigners travelling to their countries of origin. Screening tests for hepatitis B and C infection should be offered to newly arrived migrants from high prevalence countries, or having specific risk factors.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph18157944","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,27]],"date-time":"2021-07-27T12:18:31Z","timestamp":1627388311000},"page":"7944","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Differences in Incidence of Acute Viral Hepatitis between Foreigners and Autochthonous Population in Italy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Franca","family":"D\u2019Angelo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Global Health, National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luigina","family":"Ferrigno","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Global Health, National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annamaria","family":"Mele","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University \u201cLa Sapienza\u201d, 00185 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valeria","family":"Alfonsi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Management, Sant\u2019Andrea Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Declich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Global Health, National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giulia","family":"De Ponte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Global Health, National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simonetta","family":"Crateri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Global Health, National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alessandra","family":"Burgio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Unit, National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), 00184 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7186-0006","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susanna","family":"Caminada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University \u201cLa Sapienza\u201d, 00185 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1392-9874","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria","family":"Tosti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Global Health, National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"on behalf of The SEIEVA Collaborating Group","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"IOM International Organization for Migration\u2014UN Migration (2019). 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