hepatitis a virus: seroepidemiological study in fars province

Hepatitis A Virus: Seroepidemiological Study in Fars Province

* Corresponding author at: Gholam Ali Ghorbani, Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Mollasadra Ave., Tehran, IR Iran. Tel: +98-2182482487, Fax: +98-2182482472. E-mail: [email protected] DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.714 Copyright c 2011, BRCGL, Published by Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. A R T I C L E I...

Seroprevalence study of hepatitis A virus in Fars province, southern Iran

BACKGROUND There are several studies on seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in adults in the Middle East. OBJECTIVES To determine seroprevalence of HAV among adult population in Fars province, southern Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we checked anti-HAV antibody (IgG) in subjects refereed to our health care centers to perform laboratory tests before getting marr...

Study of Temperature Changes in Fars Province

Climate change is a phenomenon has been based on the available evidence from a very long time ago and now its existence is very probable. The speed and nature of climate parameters changes at the middle of twentieth century has been different and its quickness more than the before and its trend changed to some extent comparing to the past. Climate change issue now regarded as not only one of th...

Evaluation of hepatitis C virus intrafamilial transmission among families with one index case, a pilot study from Fars province, Iran

AIM Our aim was to survey the rate and risk factors for Hepatitis C virus interfamilial transmission among families with one index case. BACKGROUND The role of intrafamilial transmission in Hepatitis C virus epidemiology is still debated. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 34 families (236 members) of HCV infected patients from Fars province, spring to summer 2013...

Hepatitis E virus infection in haemodialysis patients: a seroepidemiological survey.

BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent for enteric non-A, non-B hepatitis. Transmission is via the faecal route but the possibility of transmission by blood has been raised. Data concerning anti-HEV prevalence among chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients are few and give conflicting results. METHODS We tested for anti-HEV antibody 204 chronic HD patients attending a single dia...

seroprevalence study of hepatitis a virus in fars province, southern iran