Papaevangelou G, Trichopoulos D, Grammaticopoulos D, Vissoulis C
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1976;70(3):213-6. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(76)90041-9.
We studied the possible correlation of VH morbidity or HBsAg carrier rate with the prevalence of malaria and enteric among the 50 geographical regions of Greece. Malaria was considered as an index of mosquito density and enteric as an index of the local hygienic conditions. Morbidity data on the studied reportable diseases for the period 1954-73 and the HBsAg carrier rate (4-7%) among 17,991 recruits of the Greek Air Force, coming from all the geographical regions of Greece, were used. The statistical analysis of our data showed that VH morbidity (which is mainly hepatitis A) is significantly correlated with enteric morbidity, while HBsAg carrier rate with malaria. Our data support the significance of the role of mosquitoes in the spread of HB at least under the prevailing conditions in Greece.
我们研究了希腊50个地理区域中戊型肝炎（VH）发病率或乙肝表面抗原（HBsAg）携带率与疟疾和肠道疾病流行率之间的可能关联。疟疾被视为蚊虫密度指标，肠道疾病被视为当地卫生条件指标。我们使用了1954年至1973年期间所研究的法定报告疾病的发病率数据，以及来自希腊所有地理区域的17991名希腊空军新兵中的HBsAg携带率（4%至7%）。我们数据的统计分析表明，VH发病率（主要是甲型肝炎）与肠道疾病发病率显著相关，而HBsAg携带率与疟疾相关。我们的数据支持了蚊子在乙肝传播中所起作用的重要性，至少在希腊当前条件下如此。
