BACKGROUND World maps are among the most effective ways to convey public health messages such as recommended vaccinations, but creating a useful and valid map requires careful deliberation. The changing epidemiology of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in many world regions heightens the need for up-to-date risk maps. HAV infection is usually asymptomatic in children, so low-income areas with high incide...

The consequences of a hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection on cell-based antiviral responses and the interactions between virus and host cells resulting in persistent infections are poorly understood. In this report, we show that HAV does inhibit double-stranded (dsRNA)-induced beta interferon (IFN-beta) gene expression by influencing the IFN-beta enhanceosome, as well as dsRNA-induced apoptosis, ...

Background: There are no national data on hepatitis C virus awareness and burden among pregnant women to justify its routine screening. Objectives: To investigate awareness, seroprevalence risk factors for infection in Nigeria. Methods: A total of 159 from antenatal clinics across six geopolitical zones Nigeria consented anti-hepatitis testing which was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction...

CONTEXT Hepatitis A is a common vaccine-preventable disease in the United States. Most cases occur during community-wide outbreaks, which can be difficult to control. Many case-patients have no identified source. OBJECTIVE To identify foodborne and household sources of hepatitis A during a community-wide outbreak. DESIGN Serologic and descriptive survey. SETTING Salt Lake County, Utah. ...

hepatitis delta virus (hdv) infection results in more severe and even fulminant form of hepatitis b in co-infected cases. this study was designed to estimate the prevalence of anti-hdv positivity and the associated risk factors in patients with chronic hepatitis b virus infection in zahedan (iran). in this cross-sectional study a total of 440 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis b virus ...

Objectives: The aim of the study is to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in barbers and to assess the awareness of these employees related to occupational risks of HBV and HCV. Materials and Methods: In this study, 2145 barbers in Izmir were given an occupational safety seminar. Blood samples were collected from 2066 voluntary participants a...

El Virus de Hepatitis C (VHC) puede persistir en el 80% las personas infectadas, que conduce a desarrollar hepatitis crónica, cirrosis y hepatocarcinoma. Sin embargo, 10 % los infectados pueden erradicar espontáneamente virus mediante la respuesta viral sostenida (RVS). Durante muchos años, tratamiento contra VHC estaba basado combinación interferón pegilado (IFN-PEG) ribavirina (RIB), con una ...

‎Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in the world today‎. ‎A mathematical model is formulated to describe the spread of hepatitis B‎, ‎which can be controlled by vaccination as well as treatment‎. ‎We study the dynamical behavior of the system with fixed control for both vaccination and treatment‎. ‎The results shows that the dynamics of the model is completely de...

BACKGROUND Since the introduction of Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy and the dramatic improvement in the prognosis of individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, liver disease due to chronic viral hepatitis has become as important cause of morbidity and mortality in co-infected individuals. The objective of the study was to determine the Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis ...

The hepatitis-B virus (HBV) is one of the most common chronic pathogens in the world. More than 2 billions of world population have been exposed to this virus and 350 millions of them (5% of world population) are chronic carriers of HBV. One of the most common routes of transmission of this virus is blood products and transfusion . For this reason blood transfusion organization controls all of ...