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Ceeram : Hepatits A Outbreak Russia |
 Hepatitis A Outbreak : The incidence of hepatitis [A] virus infection has increased markedly in Moscow.
An increasing number of cases of hepatitis A and acute intestinal infections are being observed. According to the medical authorities, there have been more than 930 cases in the 1st 3 months of 2010. This is 2-fold greater than for the same period last year [2009]. The overall incidence of acute intestinal infections has increased by almost 50 percent. The regional Rospotrebnadzor [the Russian equivalent of a Public Health Service] has attributed this situation to poor quality tap-water. This is also cited by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the most frequent source of hepatitis A virus infection and other intestinal infections. According to Gennady Onishchenko [Russian Chief Public Health Inspector], transmission by water is related to the poor state of maintenance of the public water supply and violation of regulations for supply of water for domestic use. Such a situation has been prevalent for some time elsewhere in Russia, in the Khabarovsk Krai, the Republic of Dagestan, and the Ryazan Oblast. Now, an outbreak of hepatitis A virus infection is affecting the city of Moscow. Hepatitis A is a viral liver infection that can result in mild or severe illness. Hepatitis A virus is resistant to a range of environmental conditions, including heat exposure and [some] disinfectants. Formerly, hepatitis was known as infectious hepatitis, epidemic hepatitis, infectious jaundice, and epidemic jaundice. Source: MedikForum [in Russian, trans. Mod.CP, edited] <http://www.medikforum.ru/news/medicine_news/1922-v-moskve-vspyshka-gepatita-a.html> Key Words : Test Kit Hepatitis A, hepatitisa@ceeramtools™ |
