PATTERN OF RESPONSES TO HEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINE IN BASRAH, IRAQ

Risk factors of hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors in Duhok city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem. The lack of information about the seroprevalence and risk factors is an obstacle for preventive public health plans to reduce the burden of viral hepatitis. Therefore, this study was conducted in Iraq, where no studies had been performed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of HBV infection. Methods: Blood sample...

Immune responses to hepatitis B vaccine.

chronic carriers worldwide.1 The highest carrier rate is in Asia and Africa. 2 Chronic infection develops among 90% of newborns, 29-40% of children and 5-10% of adults.3 Patients with long-standing active liver disease are at high risk of developing liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.4 Hepatitis B virus is responsible for 80% of liver cancer cases in the world.5 Therefore, prevention ...

can Isolated hepatitis B core antibody in HIV-infected patients response to hepatitis B vaccine help to elucidate the cause?

Incidence and Pattern of Childhood Leukaemia in Basrah, Iraq during 2003-2007

Background: Environment of Basrah is seriously contaminated with chemical leukomogens as a result of recent military conflicts. Many studies in the past few years have reported an increase in the incidence of leukemia in Basrah. This study was designed to study the risk and pattern of childhood leukemia in Basrah, Iraq, from 2003 to 2007.Materials and Methods: This hospital-based cancer registr...

Ethnic differences in immune responses to hepatitis B vaccine.

A national vaccination program against hepatitis B virus (HBV) to immunize every newborn was initiated in Taiwan in 1986. A serologic survey of 1,812 fully vaccinated children residing in four aboriginal villages and four adjacent nonaboriginal Han Chinese rural villages was conducted in 1993. Children in three of the four aboriginal villages had significantly lower titers of antibody against h...