Publications by authors named "Sergey I Semenov"
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- * Hepatitis A showed increasing prevalence with age, while hepatitis E and B were detected at rates of 4.1% and 4.6%, respectively, with no cases of HBV in those under 30, highlighting a successful vaccination program.
- * The study found that while HBV strains were local and date back centuries, hepatitis C strains were introduced from other regions in the late 20th century, indicating a need for better screening and care for viral hepatitis in these populations.
Various deer species are infected with hepatitis E virus (HEV) and may be a source of zoonotic infection for humans. So far, HEV has not been isolated from reindeer and the role of this domesticated deer species in HEV transmission is unknown. We tested serum samples from 191 reindeer () and 86 adult reindeer herders from the circumpolar regions of Yakutia (Russian Federation) for anti-HEV and HEV RNA.
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