Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B and C virus infections among blood donors in Ethiopia
Autor: | Bart L. Haagmans, Gadissa Bedada Hundie, V. S. Raj, Daniel GebreMichael |
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Přispěvatelé: | Virology |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Hepatitis B virus HBsAg Hepacivirus Hepatitis C virus 030231 tropical medicine Blood Donors medicine.disease_cause Virus Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Seroepidemiologic Studies Virology Prevalence medicine Humans Seroprevalence 030212 general & internal medicine Hepatitis B Surface Antigens biology business.industry virus diseases Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Antibodies Middle Aged Hepatitis B medicine.disease biology.organism_classification digestive system diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Female Ethiopia business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Virology, 89(7), 1300-1303. Wiley-Liss Inc. |
ISSN: | 0146-6615 |
Popis: | This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among blood donors in different regions in Ethiopia. A total of 56 885 sera were tested for HBsAg and anti-HCV antibodies. Of these, 3.9% were found HBsAg-positive, 0.52% anti-HCV-positive, and 0.054% dual positive. HBV prevalence was relatively higher in Adama (5.91%) than Gondar (4.05%), Jimma (3.87%), Addis Ababa (3.75%), and Tigray (3.7%); and in males (4.64%) than females (2.1%). Overall, HBV and HCV prevalence increased with age. In conclusion, HBV and HCV seroprevalence among blood donors in Ethiopia is intermediate and low, respectively. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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