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Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia

Mongolia which is located in Northern Asia between Russia and China is endowed with one of lowest population density in the world. Acute hepatitis due all types of hepatitis virus has been reported in Mongolia. Also, dual and triple hepatitis viruses, HBV, HDV and HCV are highly prevalent among pati...

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Autor principal: Tsatsralt Od, Bira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201684
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1127
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description Mongolia which is located in Northern Asia between Russia and China is endowed with one of lowest population density in the world. Acute hepatitis due all types of hepatitis virus has been reported in Mongolia. Also, dual and triple hepatitis viruses, HBV, HDV and HCV are highly prevalent among patients with chronic liver disease living in Mongolia. Due to these facts, liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Mongolia. The national immunization program including vaccination against hepatitis B was started in 1991 and screening of blood donations for HBsAg and anti-HCV was introduced in 1993 and 1997 respectively. The incidence of hepatitis viruses showing a downhill course in some parts of Mongolia, but comprehensive efforts are needed to control hepatitis viruses and containment of hepatitis related liver diseases and liver cancer in Mongolia. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Tsatsralt OB. Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2015;5(1):37-39.
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spelling pubmed-55785182017-11-30 Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia Tsatsralt Od, Bira Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol Mini Review Mongolia which is located in Northern Asia between Russia and China is endowed with one of lowest population density in the world. Acute hepatitis due all types of hepatitis virus has been reported in Mongolia. Also, dual and triple hepatitis viruses, HBV, HDV and HCV are highly prevalent among patients with chronic liver disease living in Mongolia. Due to these facts, liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Mongolia. The national immunization program including vaccination against hepatitis B was started in 1991 and screening of blood donations for HBsAg and anti-HCV was introduced in 1993 and 1997 respectively. The incidence of hepatitis viruses showing a downhill course in some parts of Mongolia, but comprehensive efforts are needed to control hepatitis viruses and containment of hepatitis related liver diseases and liver cancer in Mongolia. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Tsatsralt OB. Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2015;5(1):37-39. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2015 2015-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5578518/ /pubmed/29201684 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1127 Text en Copyright © 2015; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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title_full Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia
title_fullStr Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia
title_short Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia
title_sort epidemiology of viral hepatitis and liver diseases in mongolia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578518/
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