[Viral hepatitis in different population groups of Republic of Sakha (Iakutia)].

A survey for the presence of markers of viral hepatitis B, delta, C and E among different groups of the population of the arctic and agricultural zones of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), as well as in Yakutsk, was carried out. The survey revealed that viral hepatitides with the parenteral mechanism of the transmission of infective agents were widely spread among the population. In the arctic zone HBsAg was detected in persons aged 20 years and older in 10.

[Evaluation of morbidity and etiological structure of acute and chronic viral hepatitis in the Sakha Republic (Yakutiia)].

The morbidity of viral hepatitis was epidemiologically analyzed and the etiological structure of severe and chronic viral hepatitis was studied in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Acute viral hepatitis B, whose portion is 43.5%, was found to be of the key significance within the structure of acute viral hepatitis (AVH).