COMPARATIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS-INFECTION IN ASIAN COUNTRIES
Abstract
Morbidity of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infection, HCV genotypes, epidemic situation features in Asia in consideration of climate-geographic, racial and economic characteristics of the territories were analyzed on the basis of E-library, PubMed and Scopus databases including 254 original manuscripts. Hepatitis C has a major economic burden in Asian countries with low gross domestic product.
About the Authors
S. I. Malov
Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
L. S. Orlova
Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M. V. Zarubin
Irkutsk Regional Hemotransfusion station, Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. D. Savilov
Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduated Education, Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
I. V. Malov
Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Malov S.I., Orlova L.S., Zarubin M.V., Savilov E.D., Malov I.V. COMPARATIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS-INFECTION IN ASIAN COUNTRIES. Far Eastern Journal of Infectious Pathology. 2014;(24):87-90. (In Russ.)
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