[Epidemiology of viral hepatitis B in the Iasi County in the interval 1990-2005].
Viral hepatitis and especially hepatitis B (HVB) continue to represent major health problems. In Romania, the morbidity from HVB is still 3 to 5 times higher than in Western Europe and North America. In the Iasi County, the effectiveness of the preventive measures is proven by a curve of morbidity values close to or even below those recorded at national level. As a result of the preventive interventions, in the interval 1996-2005, the morbidity from HVB was lower in all age groups as compared to the interval 1990-1995. The significant decrease in morbidity following the introduction of a vaccination program and the preservation of a constantly descending trend reflect the favourable change in the epidemiological process of HVB.
Duca
Elena
E
Compartimentul de Epidemiologie, Autoritatea de Sanatate Publica, Iaşi.
Manole
Alina
A
Hurmuzache
M
M
Ivan
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology