International Travel Medicine Center of Iran International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health 2322-1100 1 1 2013 06 01 A Global Perspective on the Intrafamilial Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection 9 14 144450 EN Seyed Moayed Alavian Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease; Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran Tehran Hepatitis Network; Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-4443-6602 Saeed Taheri Tehran Hepatitis Network; Tehran, Iran Dr. Taheri Medical Research Group, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2013 05 07 The major transmission route of HBV virus is contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person. Apart from parenteral, sexual and vertical transmission, HBV may be transmitted through child to child or household personal contact- but not casual contact, and spread of the infection has been reported through household contacts. This review article aims to evaluate the epidemiology of intrafamilial transmission of HBV infection in different parts of the world. https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_144450_ad916d253bc29f5f49aed128870e988e.pdf