PPT-CURRENT HEPATITIS D VIRUS EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prof Mario Rizzetto University of Torino Italy GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF HDV INFECTION metanalyses bases on the literature published from the 1980s1990s. Vaughn Walton, . Daniel Dalton, Rick . Hilton, . Clive . Kaiser, Brian . Bahder. , Kent . Daane. , . . Frank . Zalom. . and Mysore . Sudarshana. . Department of Horticulture. Oregon State University. 3-4 M. Americas. 12-15 M. Africa . 30-40 M. Southeast Asia. 30-35 M. Australia. 0.2 M. Western . Europe . 5 M. 170-200 Million (M) Carriers Worldwide. Hepatitis C: A Global Health Problem. Eastern . Dr. Mohit Bhatia. Assistant Professor. Department of Microbiology. AIIMS, Rishikesh. HEPATOTROPISM. Special affinity for or exerting a specific effect on the liver which is usually seen with chemical compounds or hepatitis viruses. Condition. National Notification Criteria*. Print Criteria†. Hepatitis. . A. Confirmed. Confirmed. Acute . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. Confirmed. Chronic . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. . and. . probable. Dalya. Basil Hanna. Viral Hepatitis. Viral Hepatitis: . is a liver inflammation caused by five unrelated . hepatotropic. viruses . Hepatitis A. , . Hepatitis B. , . Hepatitis C. , . Hepatitis D. , and . Health Protection Surveillance Centre. ECDC Hepatitis E meeting, Stockholm, November 2018. Notifiable disease in Ireland. January . 2016 – Universal blood donor screening for hepatitis E commenced in Ireland. Infants and young children tend to have no symptoms or very mild symptoms, yet are often the source of infection to others. Infants and young children are also less likely to develop jaundice than ol Revised 12/2012 What are the symptoms of HCV infection? Approximately 20 percent of those exposed to HCV develop symptoms such as jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes), fatigue, dark Crum-Cianflone NF, Curry J, Drobeniuc J, Weintrob A, Landrum M, Ganesan A, et al. Hepatitis E Virus Infection in HIV-infected Persons. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18(3):502-506. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1803.111278. Panchajani.R. HEPATITIS . Means inflammation of liver. . It is most commonly caused by viruses but also be caused by drugs(alcohol), chemicals, autoimmune diseases and metabolic abnormalities. . Aetiology. Berto A, Grierson S, Hakze-van der Honing R, Martelli F, Johne R, Reetz J, et al. Hepatitis E Virus in Pork Liver Sausage, France. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(2):264-266. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.121255. Honkavuori KS, Shivaprasad HL, Briese T, Street C, Hirschberg DL, Hutchison SK, et al. Novel Picornavirus in Turkey Poults with Hepatitis, California, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(3):480-487. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1703.101410. Woo P, Lau S, Teng J, Tsang A, Joseph M, Wong E, et al. New Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Camels, the Middle East. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(6):1044-1048. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.140140. What is Hepatitis B?. Hepatitis B a viral infection.. It attacks the liver and can cause both chronic and acute disease.. It is caused by a virus that's spread through blood and body fluids.. It is spread through contact with blood or other body...