A retrospective examination of a hepatitis focus in plasma donors

Data are presented on the retrospective epidemiological serological investigation of episodes of hepatitis-like diseases among plasma donors in Krasnoyarsk. A mixed structure of the focus was established with prevalence of B- and non-A-, non-B hepatitides. Markers of recent infection with HB virus w...

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Published inGematologiia i transfuziologiia Vol. 38; no. 2; p. 42
Main Authors Golosova, T V, Osechinskiĭ, I V, Somova, A V, Valeev, I A, Gusarova, V P, Shevchenko, T V
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.02.1993
Subjects
Adult
Blood Donors - statistics & numerical data
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Disease Reservoirs - statistics & numerical data
Female
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Hepatitis A - transmission
Hepatitis B - epidemiology
Hepatitis B - transmission
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C - transmission
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Siberia - epidemiology
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Siberia
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Summary:Data are presented on the retrospective epidemiological serological investigation of episodes of hepatitis-like diseases among plasma donors in Krasnoyarsk. A mixed structure of the focus was established with prevalence of B- and non-A-, non-B hepatitides. Markers of recent infection with HB virus were recorded in 43.6% of sick donors, at the same time no donors had IgM antibodies to hepatitis A evidencing the acute stage or early convalescence. The use of the insufficiently sensitive passive hemagglutination test for HBsAg identification has resulted in incomplete detection of donors-carriers of HB virus.
ISSN:0234-5730