Open AccessSeasonality of hepatitis: A review update
Author(s) -
Auda Fares
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.152263
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis a , transmission (telecommunications) , viral hepatitis , population , epidemiology , environmental health , sanitation , hepatitis , hygiene , seasonality , hepatitis e , demography , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , electrical engineering , sociology , engineering , biochemistry , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , genotype , gene
Viral hepatitis is an infection that has been reported to be present throughout the year, but some particular months are associated with higher incidences. The primary objective was to review and report on the current knowledge and evidence that existed on seasonality of different type of acute viral hepatitis worldwide in order to develop recommendations for future research, prevention and control.