[Epidemiological assessment of the hepatitis B and C infectious disease markers in Baku and Nakhtchivan healthy population].
Article is devoted to an estimation of spreading the subclinical infections caused with hepatitis B and C viruses among healthy adult inhabitants of Baku and Nakhchivan cities by detection of frequency of revealing serological markers of HBV (HBsAg) and HCV (anti-HCV) infections. The authors by the meta-analysis have generalized the results previously received in several seroepidemiological studies among healthy inhabitants of these cities and came to the conclusion that average HBsAg and anti-HCV detection rate have made--3.0 % and 4.0 %, accordingly. It has allowed believing that the Azerbaijan Republic can be classified as territory with moderate intensity of circulation of HBV and HCV.
D001382:Azerbaijan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014505:Urban Population
D015415:Biomarkers; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies