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antibody against hepatitis a in saudi arabians and in expatriates from various parts of the world working in saudi arabia.the age-specific rate of exposure to hepatitis a virus (hav) was studied in 1015 native saudi arabians (504 males, 511 females) from the riyadh area. the relatively high prevalence of antibody to hav (anti-hav) (38.6%) in children between 1 and 4 years of age indicates that infection is acquired early in life in the saudi arabian population. the prevalence of anti-hav was found to increase steadily so that by the age of 30 years 91.0% of saudi arabians have anti-hav. the prevalence in adult saud ...19863009629
enterically transmitted hepatitis in saudi arabia: an epidemiological study.rates of exposure to two, enterically transmitted viruses, hepatitis e virus (hev) and hepatitis a virus (hav), were investigated among the populations of two areas of saudi arabia: gizan (a rural area) and riyadh (an urban area, with relatively good sanitation). in riyadh, 24.7% and 1.2% of children were seropositive for hav and hev, respectively, by the age of 12 years. there was a sharp increase in exposure to hav between 13 and 20 years of age (to 63.5%) and most (80.0%) of the subjects aged ...19968762410
possible aetiological role of hepatitis e virus in acute non-a, non-b, non-c hepatitis in saudi arabia.during a period of 10 months, 69 saudi arabian patients (14 children and 55 adults) were diagnosed as having acute non-a, non-b, non-c (na, b, c) hepatitis at king khalid university hospital, riyadh, saudi arabia. seven of the paediatric patients had anti-hepatitis e virus (hev) immunoglobulin (ig) m and anti-hev igg; 26 adults (47.3%) had anti-hev igm and 30 (54.5%) had anti-hev igg. these results, together with the fact that none of the 40 patients with acute hepatitis a virus infection, none ...19969015502
seroprevalence survey of varicella, measles, rubella, and hepatitis a and b viruses in a multinational healthcare workforce in saudi arabia.to determine the prevalence of the vaccine-preventable diseases caused by varicella, measles, rubella, and hepatitis a and b viruses in a multinational healthcare workforce.200617080374
incidence trends of viral hepatitis a, b, and c seropositivity over eight years of surveillance in saudi arabia.in saudi arabia, viral hepatitis ranked the second most common reportable viral disease in 2007, with almost 9000 new cases diagnosed in that year. the objective of this study was to determine the incidence trends of viral hepatitis seropositivity among the population served by the national guard health affairs (ngha) hospitals in the central, eastern, and western saudi arabia regions.201019540786
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