HIGH PREVALENCE OF HBsAg CARRIERS IN A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY IN BULGARIA

Objective: HBV-infection is intermediate-endemic in Bulgaria. There is a trend for decreasing of HBsAg-carrier rate in the last decades, but prevalence remains higher in some specific ethnic communities. Current data regarding high-endemic sources of HBV-infection are limited. Methods: HBsAg and ant...

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Main Authors: Zahariy Krastev, Ivan Stoev, Deian Jelev, Aneta Ivanova, Krasimir Antonov, Luydmila Mateva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
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Online Access:http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issue-2011/book1/vol17b1p152-153.pdf