VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES
Viral hepatitis represents an important health problem in the South Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Emerging natural history and epidemiological information reveal differences in the overall epidemiology, risk factors and modes of transmission of viral hepatitis...
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| author | Sanaa M. Kamal Sara Mahmoud Tamer Hafez Runia EL Fouly |
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| description | Viral hepatitis represents an important health problem in the South Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Emerging natural history and epidemiological information reveal differences in the overall epidemiology, risk factors and modes of transmission of viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, E infections in the South Mediterranean region. The differences in the in incidence and prevalence of viral hepatitis across North African countries is attributed to variations in health care and sanitation standards, risk factors and immunization strategies. The active continuous population movement through travel, tourism and migration from and to the South Mediterranean countries contribute to the spread of infections due to hepatitis viruses across borders leading to outbreaks and emergence of new patterns of infection or introduction of uncommon genotypes in other countries, particularly in Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-123bbf963b7841b6904010eba03f00302025-08-20T02:08:27ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062010-02-0121e2010001e201000110.4084/mjhid.2010.00151VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIESSanaa M. Kamal0Sara MahmoudTamer HafezRunia EL FoulyDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptViral hepatitis represents an important health problem in the South Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Emerging natural history and epidemiological information reveal differences in the overall epidemiology, risk factors and modes of transmission of viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, E infections in the South Mediterranean region. The differences in the in incidence and prevalence of viral hepatitis across North African countries is attributed to variations in health care and sanitation standards, risk factors and immunization strategies. The active continuous population movement through travel, tourism and migration from and to the South Mediterranean countries contribute to the spread of infections due to hepatitis viruses across borders leading to outbreaks and emergence of new patterns of infection or introduction of uncommon genotypes in other countries, particularly in Europe.http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/158Hepatitis Virus, Heapatocarcinoma, Mediterranean Area |
| spellingShingle | Sanaa M. Kamal Sara Mahmoud Tamer Hafez Runia EL Fouly VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases Hepatitis Virus, Heapatocarcinoma, Mediterranean Area |
| title | VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES |
| title_full | VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES |
| title_fullStr | VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES |
| title_full_unstemmed | VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES |
| title_short | VIRAL HEPATITIS A TO E IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES |
| title_sort | viral hepatitis a to e in south mediterranean countries |
| topic | Hepatitis Virus, Heapatocarcinoma, Mediterranean Area |
| url | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/158 |
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