Hepatitis C virus in Arab world: a state of concern.
Hepatitis C virus in Arab world: a state of concern.
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DOI：
10.1100/2012/719494
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发表时间：
2012
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通讯作者：
Dau AA
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作者：
Daw MA;Dau AA
丙型肝炎病毒被认为是慢性肝炎、肝硬化和肝细胞癌的最重要的破坏性原因之一。这种病毒在世界各地的流行程度差别很大。阿拉伯世界有着独特的地理位置，由19个国家组成，他们拥有相同的遗产和习俗，并说相同的语言。在这个地区，丙型肝炎的流行病学不是很容易理解。丙型肝炎病毒在阿拉伯半岛流行。发现这些国家的这种病毒的血清状态各不相同，基因型模式一致。这种流行程度因所涉风险因素的不同而有很大差异。血液和血液制品，血液透析，静脉注射和经皮吸毒者，职业，习惯和社会行为被认为是重要的因素。丙型肝炎将对这些年轻和充满活力的社会造成重大的社会，经济甚至政治负担。因此，迫切需要制定战略和明确的干预政策，在区域和国家一级消除HCV的后果。
Hepatitis C virus has been considered to be one of the most important devastating causes of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatic cellular carcinoma. The prevalence of such virus varies greatly over the world. Arab world has a unique geography and consists over nineteen countries who share the same heritage and customs and do speak the same language. In this area, the epidemiology of hepatitis C is not well understandable. Hepatitis C virus was found to be endemic in Arabia. The serostatus of such virus was found to be variable among these countries with uniform patterns of genotypes. Such prevalence varies tremendously according to the risk factors involved. Blood and blood products, haemodialysis, intravenous, and percutaneous drug users, and occupational, habitual, and social behavior were found to be the important factors involved. Hepatitis C will have major social, economic, and even political burdens on such young and dynamic societies. Thus, strategies and clear policy of intervention are urgently needed to combat the consequences of HCV both regionally and at state level of each country.