Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in the Republic of Moldova

Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in the Republic of Moldova

Background: The Republic of Moldova is considered a high endemic country with hepatitis B virus infection having a prevalence of AgHBs of 8 % and higher. This paper describes the epidemic process and changes in the acute hepatitis B incidence in Moldova from 1966 until 2006. The objective was to eva...

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Main Author: Petru Iarovoi, Constantin Rimis, Constantin Spinu, Maria Isac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
hepatitis B infection
epidemiology
epidemic process
vaccination
Online Access:http://www.jidc.org/component/content/article/61-vol-2-no-3-june-2008/76-epidemiology-of-hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-the-republic-of-moldova

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http://www.jidc.org/component/content/article/61-vol-2-no-3-june-2008/76-epidemiology-of-hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-the-republic-of-moldova

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