[afro-nets] HealthNet News Special Edition - Hepatitis Day 2006

["Lauren Pincus" <lauren@healthnet.org>]

HealthNet News Special Edition - Hepatitis Day 2006
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Dear colleagues,

Yesterday the world celebrated Hepatitis Day, a day designated to bring awareness to the series of Hepatitis viruses that still afflict millions in developing countries.  This special edition contains articles on the seroprevalence of specific hepatitises, especially in HIV/AIDS patients, efficacy of vaccinations, and a review article for Hepatitis B and C.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SEROPREVALENCE LEVELS OF HEPATITIS 
1. Prevalence of hepatitis A, B, C and HIV seropositivity among patients with acute icteric hepatitis in Nairobi. 
2. HIV and hepatitis B seroprevalence in trauma patients in North Central Nigeria. 

HEPATITIS VACCINATION 
3. Impact of hepatitis B vaccination on hepatitis B disease and nucleic acid testing in high-prevalence populations. 
4. Immunization coverage and risk factors for failure to immunize in Kenya after introduction of new Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b virus antigens. 
5. Long-term protection against carriage of hepatitis B virus after infant vaccination. 

REVIEW ARTICLE 
6. ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system: Chronic viral hepatitis 

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