Hepatitis A in Developed Country, the Result Should Interpret Carefully

Alavian, Seyed Moayed

doi:10.5009/gnl.2011.5.3.395

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“…Acquiring the infection from any of the genotypes results in lifelong immunity to all strains of HAV ( 7 ). The HAV is highly endemic in some areas, such as the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America, Africa, and the Western Pacific ( 8 , 9 ). In regions with adequate social and healthcare facilities, the main risk factor responsible for the incidence of HAV infection is population groups, including those who travel or emigrate from endemic countries.…”

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Hepatitis A Is a Health Hazard for Iranian Pilgrims Who Go to Holly Karbala: A Preliminary Report

2016

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BackgroundIraq is a highly endemic area for the prevalence of hepatitis A and annually hosts a large number of Iranian pilgrims, most of whom are susceptible to infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV).ObjectivesThis study reports the health hazard of hepatitis A for Iranian pilgrims who go to holly Karbala from the Mazandaran province.Patients and MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, the data of all patients with acute hepatitis A admitted in the Razi teaching hospital from November 23, 2014 to January 24, 2015, with a history of recently returning from holly Karbala or being exposed to Karbala pilgrims, were registered.ResultsA total number of nine patients were registered. Seven patients were male and two were female. The mean age was 30.11 ± 10.09.Two patients were from the same family. All patients had typical symptoms of acute hepatitis A. None of the patients died nor did fulminant occur in any patients. In addition, all patients were treated with supportive treatment and subsequently recovered.ConclusionsThis number of pilgrim patients with acute hepatitis A from a single province compels us to conduct more evaluations and follow up monitoring on all persons travelling to Karbala and be sensitive to early diagnoses of the pilgrims. In the future, it is important to be mindful of administering the HAV vaccine and Ig.

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