کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3339248 1213902 2014 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Tackling the Hepatitis B Disease Burden in India
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کبدشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Tackling the Hepatitis B Disease Burden in India
چکیده انگلیسی

Globally, approximately 240 people have been infected worldwide with hepatitis B Virus (HBV). India has approximately HBV carrier rate of 3.0% with a high prevalence rate in the tribal population. With a population of more than 1.25 billion, India has more than 37 million HBV carriers and contributes a large proportion of this HBV burden. While horizontal transmission in childhood appears to be a major route of transmission, the role of vertical transmission is probably underestimated. Blood transfusion and unsafe therapeutic injections continue to be important modes of transmission of HBV. There is a need for large field studies to better understand HBV epidemiology and identify high prevalence areas, and public health measures to prevent disease transmission and decrease the burden of the disease.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology - Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2014, Pages 312–319
نویسندگان
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