Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Pakistan

Pakistan is among ten most populous countries in world. All sorts of hepatitis are highly prevalent in Pakistan. Due to lack of proper mechanisms to handle sewerage, disinfection and lack of clean water supply across the country, hepatitis A and E are endemic in Pakistan. Moreover, Pakistan ranked i...

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Autor principal: Butt, Amna Subhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2015
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Mini Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201686
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1129
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description Pakistan is among ten most populous countries in world. All sorts of hepatitis are highly prevalent in Pakistan. Due to lack of proper mechanisms to handle sewerage, disinfection and lack of clean water supply across the country, hepatitis A and E are endemic in Pakistan. Moreover, Pakistan ranked in intermediate prevalence zone for hepatitis B and C. Also, prevailing socioeconomic conditions, political statuses and unstable healthcare delivery system are not suitable for tackling further progression of hepatitis viruses and its complications. The notable factors related to epidemiology of different hepatitis viruses have been described in this communication. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Butt AS. Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Pakistan. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2015;5(1):43-48.
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spelling pubmed-55785202017-11-30 Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Pakistan Butt, Amna Subhan Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol Mini Review Pakistan is among ten most populous countries in world. All sorts of hepatitis are highly prevalent in Pakistan. Due to lack of proper mechanisms to handle sewerage, disinfection and lack of clean water supply across the country, hepatitis A and E are endemic in Pakistan. Moreover, Pakistan ranked in intermediate prevalence zone for hepatitis B and C. Also, prevailing socioeconomic conditions, political statuses and unstable healthcare delivery system are not suitable for tackling further progression of hepatitis viruses and its complications. The notable factors related to epidemiology of different hepatitis viruses have been described in this communication. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Butt AS. Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Pakistan. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2015;5(1):43-48. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2015 2015-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5578520/ /pubmed/29201686 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1129 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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