A. Al-Waysi, S., Mohammed Abdul-Hadi, A., N. Jassim, A. (2011). Epidemiological Study of Viral Hepatitis/ Chibayish Marsh Reality in Iraq. , 8(1), 23-28.
Safa A. Al-Waysi; Aliaa Mohammed Abdul-Hadi; Amna N. Jassim. "Epidemiological Study of Viral Hepatitis/ Chibayish Marsh Reality in Iraq". , 8, 1, 2011, 23-28.
A. Al-Waysi, S., Mohammed Abdul-Hadi, A., N. Jassim, A. (2011). 'Epidemiological Study of Viral Hepatitis/ Chibayish Marsh Reality in Iraq', , 8(1), pp. 23-28.
A. Al-Waysi, S., Mohammed Abdul-Hadi, A., N. Jassim, A. Epidemiological Study of Viral Hepatitis/ Chibayish Marsh Reality in Iraq. , 2011; 8(1): 23-28.

Epidemiological Study of Viral Hepatitis/ Chibayish Marsh Reality in Iraq

Baghdad Science Journal
Article 1, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-28
Authors
Safa A. Al-Waysi; Aliaa Mohammed Abdul-Hadi; Amna N. Jassim
Abstract
Total of 170 samples were collected from Al-Chibayish Marsh reality in Dhi-Qar governorate southern of Iraq to study the epidemology of viral hepatitis in these areas and to detect the type of hepatitis viruses which include A ,B,C,D .The percentage of hepatitis A was 1.17% and most of them below age of ≤10 (66.6%) while infection with hepatitis B account 5.29% and includes all age groups. There was no detected cases of hepatitis C,D.
The laboratory study showed that the incidence of hepatitis B higher in male (4.11%) compared to female ( 2.35%)
Keywords
hepatitis
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