Ryszkowska A, Gładysz A, Inglot M, Molin I
Oddział Obserwacyjno-Diagnostyczny Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Dzieciecego Warszawa, ul. Niekłańska 4/24.
Przegl Epidemiol. 2000;54(3-4):375-83.
Hepatitis A is a significant endemic and epidemic disease of global importance. There are few studies on the epidemiology of hepatitis A in Poland. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the antibodies to HAV (anti-HAV IgG) in children and adolescents living in urban and rural areas. Sera from 377 children were collected: 195 lived in Warsaw and 182 in rural area (voyevodship opolskie). The prevalence of anti-HAV was very low--9.3% and 3.8% respectively. This finding suggest that epidemiological shift from intermediate to low endemicity is possible in Poland and a new policy of prophylaxis hepatitis A may be necessary.
甲型肝炎是一种具有全球重要性的重大地方性和流行性疾病。波兰关于甲型肝炎流行病学的研究较少。本研究的目的是调查生活在城市和农村地区的儿童和青少年中抗甲型肝炎病毒抗体(抗-HAV IgG)的流行情况。收集了377名儿童的血清:195名居住在华沙,182名居住在农村地区(奥波莱省)。抗-HAV的流行率非常低,分别为9.3%和3.8%。这一发现表明波兰可能出现从中等地方性向低地方性的流行病学转变,可能需要一项新的甲型肝炎预防政策。