Diagnosis of hepatitis C and hepatitis E virus infections
The term non-A, non-B hepatitis was initially applied as a diagnosis to patients whose viral hepatitis, after other causes had been excluded, seemed to have been acquired by the blood-borne route. Currently, two epidemiologically distinct types of non-A,
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Viral Hepatit is Current Status and Issues
In Collaboration with Christine Kurstak, A. Hossain, and A. Al Tuwaijri
Springer-Verlag Wien GmbH
Prof. Dr. Edouard Kurstak Director of ICVO, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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ISBN 978-3-211-82387-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-4437-4
ISBN 978-3-7091-4437-4 (eBook)
Preface Viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis B, continues to kill, despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines. With recent addition of highly immunogenic hepatitis A vaccine, these two viral hepatitis infections could be prevented. A such major achievement is possible only if universal programs of immunization are implemented, as it was the case for eradication of smallpox disease. Nearly 350 million of hepatitis B virus and 100 million of hepatitis C virus infective carriers are estimated worldwide in comparison to 14 millions people infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Adding other types of hepatitis caused by viruses we are facing the major and growing global health problem. In term of patients hospitalized with acute and chronic infections and sequelae, including related hepatocellular carcinoma and high mortality rate, viral hepatitis are an enormous financial burden to the society and unresolved problem to health administrations. With recent avalanche of new research data on hepatitis C virus and the development of highly sensitive molecular genetic diagnostic tools it was timely to publish a monograph on current status and issues regarding all types of hepatitis A, B, C, D and E virus infections. The virological, clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive aspects pertaining to all viral hepatitis, known up to date, are discussed in this single volume. Some of data presented are very recent breakthroughs of dedicated scientists, who piece by piece clarify the complexity and diversity of hepatitis viruses and diseases. A such volume impose some limitations in choice of subjects and references. Our wish was to have a