Folia Medica
(Mar 2017)
Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis A Infection in Eastern Bulgaria
Tsankova Gabriela St.,
Todorova Tatina T.,
Ermenlieva Neli M.,
Popova Tsvetelina K.,
Tsankova Dayana T.
Affiliations
Tsankova Gabriela St.
Department of Preclinical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, 3 Bregalnica St., 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
Todorova Tatina T.
Department of Preclinical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, 3 Bregalnica St., 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
Ermenlieva Neli M.
Medical College, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
Popova Tsvetelina K.
Medical College, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
Tsankova Dayana T.
Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59,
no. 1
pp.
63
– 69
Abstract
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Background: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is an acute, self-limited liver disease transmitted usually through the faecal-oral route via person-to-person contact. Bulgaria has intermediate HAV endemicity with higher susceptibility among adults and recurrent outbreaks.
Keywords
Published in Folia Medica
ISSN
0204-8043 (Print)
1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher
Bulgaria
LCC subjects
Medicine
Website
https://foliamedica.bg
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