[Characteristics of viral hepatitis non-A, non-B with a fecal-oral mechanism of transmission of the infection in southern Uzbekistan].
An increase in the incidence of viral hepatitis was observed in the autumn of 1986 in one of the districts of southern Uzbekistan. The clinico-epidemiological data and highly sensitive tests for hepatitis A (HA) and B (HB) markers showed the absence of HB infection in most of the patients and prevalence of HA among children. In 68.7% of the patients, non-A-non-B hepatitis with fecal-oral mechanism of transmission of the infection was diagnosed. The bulk of HnAnB patients consisted of adults of 20-29 years. Pregnant women experience severe forms of the disease. Solid-phase enzyme-immunoassays and immune electron microscopy revealed in one fecal specimen from patients the antigen of non-A-non-B hepatitis serologically identical to that causing a rise in the incidence in northern Turkmenia in 1984-1985.
Favorov
M O
MO
Kuzin
S N
SN
Iashina
T L
TL
Zairov
G K
GK
Gurov
A V
AV
Shavakhabov
Sh Sh
ShSh
Buriev
A Ia
AIa
Zhantemirov
B U
BU
Shakhgil'dian
I V
IV
Ketiladze
E S
ES
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D014610:Uzbekistan
Kharakteristika virusnogo gepatita ni A ni B s fekal'no-oral'nym mekhanizmom peredachi infektsii v iuzhnom Uzbekistane.