US Naval Medical Research Unit, No.3, Cairo, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Feb;16(2):134-40.
Viral hepatitis is a major problem in Egypt. To define the epidemiology of the disease, sentinel surveillance was established in 5 hospitals in diverse areas of the country in 2001. Data were completed for patients meeting the case definition for viral hepatitis. Of a total of 5909 patients evaluated, 4189 (70.9%) showed positive antibody markers for hepatitis. Out of those, 40.2% had evidence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, 30.0% hepatitis B virus (HBV) and 29.8% hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This surveillance system was useful in identifying the variable endemicity of acute HAV infection in different regions and for better understanding the epidemiology of HBV and HCV infection.
病毒性肝炎是埃及的一个主要问题。为了确定疾病的流行病学特征，2001 年在该国不同地区的 5 家医院建立了哨点监测。为符合病毒性肝炎病例定义的患者完成了数据。在总共评估的 5909 名患者中，4189 名（70.9%）显示出肝炎抗体标志物阳性。其中，40.2%有甲型肝炎病毒（HAV）感染的证据，30.0%有乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染，29.8%有丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）感染。该监测系统有助于确定不同地区急性 HAV 感染的不同流行程度，并更好地了解 HBV 和 HCV 感染的流行病学特征。
