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Abstract
Aim. To assess the trends for the epidemiological situation of chronic hepatitis B monoinfection and chronic hepatitis B+D co-infection in the Kyrgyz Republic for the period of 2010-2012 for the development of anti-epidemic measures depending on the intensity of the process. Methods. The analysis of a database of national reporting forms on the treated cases of chronic viral hepatitis B monoinfection and chronic hepatitis B+D co-infection in primary health care units, cumulated by Republican Medical Information Center of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Kyrgyz Republic for the period of 2010-2012 was performed. Results. The incidence of chronic viral hepatitis D is identical to that of chronic viral hepatitis B (23 and 21 per 100 000 of population respectively) in the Kyrgyz Republic. Over the period of 2010-2012 the high level of total chronic hepatitis B incidence was reported in the northern part of the country (the Issyk-Kul region, 71 per 100 000, and chronic hepatitis D - in the southern part of the country (Osh, 62 per 100 000 of population). Statistically significant increase in the incidence of chronic hepatitis B in almost all regions of the country was recorded whereas only an upward trend was revealed in chronic hepatitis D incidence. Conclusion. Separate registration of patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and D in the Kyrgyz Republic starting from 2010 allowed evaluating the trends for the epidemiological situation of these diseases in different areas and developing preventive and anti-epidemic measures in regions of Kyrgyz Republic.
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