Open AccessCurrent outbreak of hepatitis A in Bulgaria, 2006
Author(s) -
Mira Kojouharova
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.40.03059-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , viral hepatitis , virology , hepatitis a , incidence (geometry) , hepatitis , medicine , physics , optics
Since the beginning of 2006, 4793 viral hepatitis cases have been reported in Bulgaria - 1498 cases more than the same period in 2005. The increase of viral hepatitis incidence in 2006 is related mainly to two hepatitis A outbreaks in the regions of Sofia and Plovdiv.