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Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in the Republic of Moldova

Author(s) -

Constantin Rîmiş,

Petru Iarovoi,

Spînu Constantin,

Maria Magdalena Isac

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.261

Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , medicine , population , vaccination , hepatitis b virus , virology , hepatitis b , virus , demography , immunology , environmental health , physics , optics , sociology

The Republic of Moldova is considered a high endemic country with hepatitis B virus infection having a prevalence of AgHBs of 8% and higher. This paper describes the epidemic process and changes in the acute hepatitis B incidence in Moldova from 1966 until 2006. The objective was to evaluate the prophylactic measures that have led to the decline in the epidemic process of this infection.

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