Two decades of epidemiologic surveillance of the evolution of viral hepatitis in Iaşi County (1971-1990)

The results of epidemiological observations on the evolution of viral hepatitis in the Iaşi district in the interval 1971-1990 are presented. A mean morbidity of 251.2 cases/100,000 inhabitants, this being in most years under the national mean, was found. In 75.9% of all cases the infections caused...

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Published inRevista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi Vol. 96; no. 3-4; p. 189
Main Authors Ivan, A, Pisică, G, Mitroi, I, Azoicăi, D, Butcovan, D, Crivăţ, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageRomanian
Published Romania 01.07.1992
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hepatitis, Viral, Human - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Romania - epidemiology
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Seasons
Sex Distribution
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Romania
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Summary:The results of epidemiological observations on the evolution of viral hepatitis in the Iaşi district in the interval 1971-1990 are presented. A mean morbidity of 251.2 cases/100,000 inhabitants, this being in most years under the national mean, was found. In 75.9% of all cases the infections caused by hepatitis viruses affected the age-groups 1-14 years, indicating a high incidence of hepatitis A... Hepatitis B had a more increased incidence in the children aged 0-1 year, then it decreased but was present in all age groups. Although recorded all year round, increases in the incidence of viral hepatitis A were noticed during fall and winter seasons, prevailing in the children and teenagers collectivities.
ISSN:0048-7848