Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study
<b>Background</b>: Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar’s population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country and provides a platform for maintenance of e...
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| author | Hamad E. Al Romaihi Nandakumar Ganesan Elmoubasher A. Farag Maria K. Smatti Gheyath K. Nasrallah Sayed M. Himatt Moutaz F. Derbala Maha Alshamali Lylu K. Mahadoon Hayat S. Khogali Mohamed Sallam Asmaa A. Al Thani Mohammed Al Thani Saad Al Kaabi Hadi M. Yassine |
| author_facet | Hamad E. Al Romaihi Nandakumar Ganesan Elmoubasher A. Farag Maria K. Smatti Gheyath K. Nasrallah Sayed M. Himatt Moutaz F. Derbala Maha Alshamali Lylu K. Mahadoon Hayat S. Khogali Mohamed Sallam Asmaa A. Al Thani Mohammed Al Thani Saad Al Kaabi Hadi M. Yassine |
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| description | <b>Background</b>: Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar’s population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country and provides a platform for maintenance of endemic pathogen circulation. Here, we report on the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis B in Qatar between 2010 and 2014. <b>Methods</b>: We performed a retrospective epidemiological data analysis using the data available at the surveillance system of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in Qatar. Data were collected from distinctive public and private incorporates around the nation. Reported cases of hepatitis B patients represent those who met the stringent case definition as per World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and eventually reported to MOPH. <b>Results</b>: The annual incidence rates of hepatitis B cases were 30.0, 34.2, 30.5, 39.4, and 19.8 per 100,000 population in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. There was no specific trend or seasonality for the reported cases. The incidence rates were higher in females compared to males between 2010 and 2012, but similar in 2013 and 2014. The highest incidence rates were reported among individuals between 25 and 34 years of age. No cases were reported in children younger than five years in 2013 and 2014. Rates of hepatitis B cases declined dramatically in 2014, in both Qataris and non-Qataris, as compared to the previous years. <b>Conclusion</b>: Our results indicate a dramatic decline of hepatitis B cases in Qatar but mandate improved surveillance and vaccination efforts in expatriates in the nation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ef3f7f0c0cf4056af832d720092e9f62022-12-22T04:03:58ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172019-05-01826810.3390/pathogens8020068pathogens8020068Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence StudyHamad E. Al Romaihi0Nandakumar Ganesan1Elmoubasher A. Farag2Maria K. Smatti3Gheyath K. Nasrallah4Sayed M. Himatt5Moutaz F. Derbala6Maha Alshamali7Lylu K. Mahadoon8Hayat S. Khogali9Mohamed Sallam10Asmaa A. Al Thani11Mohammed Al Thani12Saad Al Kaabi13Hadi M. Yassine14Ministry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarGastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarMinistry of Public Health, Doha 42, QatarGastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, QatarBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar<b>Background</b>: Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar’s population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country and provides a platform for maintenance of endemic pathogen circulation. Here, we report on the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis B in Qatar between 2010 and 2014. <b>Methods</b>: We performed a retrospective epidemiological data analysis using the data available at the surveillance system of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in Qatar. Data were collected from distinctive public and private incorporates around the nation. Reported cases of hepatitis B patients represent those who met the stringent case definition as per World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and eventually reported to MOPH. <b>Results</b>: The annual incidence rates of hepatitis B cases were 30.0, 34.2, 30.5, 39.4, and 19.8 per 100,000 population in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. There was no specific trend or seasonality for the reported cases. The incidence rates were higher in females compared to males between 2010 and 2012, but similar in 2013 and 2014. The highest incidence rates were reported among individuals between 25 and 34 years of age. No cases were reported in children younger than five years in 2013 and 2014. Rates of hepatitis B cases declined dramatically in 2014, in both Qataris and non-Qataris, as compared to the previous years. <b>Conclusion</b>: Our results indicate a dramatic decline of hepatitis B cases in Qatar but mandate improved surveillance and vaccination efforts in expatriates in the nation.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/8/2/68hepatitis Bsurveillanceincidenceretrospective studyQatar |
| spellingShingle | Hamad E. Al Romaihi Nandakumar Ganesan Elmoubasher A. Farag Maria K. Smatti Gheyath K. Nasrallah Sayed M. Himatt Moutaz F. Derbala Maha Alshamali Lylu K. Mahadoon Hayat S. Khogali Mohamed Sallam Asmaa A. Al Thani Mohammed Al Thani Saad Al Kaabi Hadi M. Yassine Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study Pathogens hepatitis B surveillance incidence retrospective study Qatar |
| title | Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study |
| title_full | Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study |
| title_fullStr | Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study |
| title_short | Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study |
| title_sort | demographics and epidemiology of hepatitis b in the state of qatar a five year surveillance based incidence study |
| topic | hepatitis B surveillance incidence retrospective study Qatar |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/8/2/68 |
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