Viral hepatitis is identified as a major global public health problem affecting several hundred million people. The severity of the hepatitis infection is not evenly distributed worldwide. Every year, 1.4 million people die from viral cirrhosis and hepatitis-related liver cancer. However, the majority of the infected population is unaware of their status. Therefore, prevention remains the best strategy to reduce viral hepatitis.
Aim
To study the epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Varna for the period 2014-2019.
Materials
Quick notifications, registration documents, reports, analyzes of laboratory tests of the Regional Center for Transfusion Hematology (RCTH) Varna and Virology Laboratory of RHI Varna, NCIPD Sofia, health education materials.
Methods
Documentary, statistical, laboratory, partial epidemiological analysis, graphic presentation of results.
Results
Viral hepatitis by settlement have a high relative share of 86.12% in cities as opposed to 11.55% in villages. A total of 1557 people were contacted, and 99.2% of them were examined according to the normative requirements. Mainly adult men with small fluctuations in age are ill. Morbidity in men between 30-34 years of age is (37.97%ооо) in 2014, for 2015 the leading age is 45-49 years with morbidity (33.47%ооо) in 2017, > 65-year-olds with morbidity (13.20% ооо) in 2016 and 2019.
Conclusions
The comparative shares of ill people when divided into groups are: for students - (5.11%), for Kindergarteners - (1.37%), for workers in a food establishment - (0.37%). Age-related morbidity shows that there are no diseases up to 1 year, while there are single cases for the age group of 1-4 year-olds. A prophylactic study in RHI and RCTH in blood donation revealed a total of 857 positive samples for HBsAg and HCV.
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