Wang, a member of a six-person military medical panel reviewing the syringe-stabbing claims, attributes the false reports to widespread fear and lack of medical knowledge.

CNN: Chinese doctors say some claims of needle-stabbings are mistaken

This shift in childhood illness may be one reason why his research suggested a lack of knowledge on spotting underweight children and the associated medical problems, he added.

BBC: Doctors 'miss' underweight children, UCL study suggests

Because many AAPIs lack knowledge and understanding of the disease and face barriers in accessing appropriate medical services, chronic Hepatitis B and associated liver cancer in AAPIs is one of the most serious health disparities in the United States.

WHITEHOUSE: Hepatitis B and the AAPI Community