Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus in a Tea Garden of Bangladesh.

Autor:	Al Mahtab M; Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Akhter S; Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh., U Mollick K; Department of Hepatology, Khulna Medical College, Khulna, Bangladesh., H Uddin M; Forum for the Study of the Liver, Dhaka, Bangladesh., I Khan S; Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Toon, Ehime Japan., Mf Akbar S; Department of Medical Sciences, Toshiba General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology [Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol] 2017 Jan-Jun; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 107-110. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 May 05.
DOI:	10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1227
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The overall health status of workers of tea garden of Bangladesh is below the national standard. Also, almost nothing has been reported about status of hepatitis virus infection among these population and there is also a lack of consensus. Materials and Methods: Several health-related facts, especially those of liver diseases, were collected from 130 workers of tea garden via questionnaire. Sera were also collected from these subjects to assess positivity of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV). Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype was also done using genotype-specific primers in HBsAg-positive sera. Results: Out of 130 tea garden workers, 5 were positive for HBsAg; however, none was reactive to anti-HCV. Genotyping of HBV deoxyribonucleic acid of 4 sera samples revealed that 2 belonged to genotype A, 1 to genotype C, and 1 to genotype D. Various risk factors were documented in HBV-infected subjects by analyzing the questionnaire. Conclusion: Hepatitis B virus in considerable high percentage is prevalent among workers of tea garden in Bangladesh, and immediate vaccination against HBV should be employed. Also, health education system should be accentuated in specific population like tea garden workers. How to cite this article: Al Mahtab M, Akhter S, Mollick KU, Uddin MH, Khan SI, Akbar SMF. Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus in a Tea Garden of Bangladesh. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(1):107-110. Competing Interests: Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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