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1 . 2019
Viral hepatitis
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Editorial

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To the 90th anniversary of the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valentin I. Pokrovsky

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Original researches

Epidemiological and epizootic intensity of HEV in Belarus

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Hepatitis E is a viral etiology disease with a fecal-oral mechanism of transmission, prone to epidemic spread, characterized by a predominant liver damage and have a particularly severe course in women in the second half of pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine

Concerning spreading of viral hepatitis in Azerbaijan

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In the article it is presented basic information about degree and peculiarity of spreading of viral hepatitis at population of the Azerbaijan Republic. There are in the paper official data about morbidity of acute hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Besides, the

Predictors development of hepatocellular carcinoma of patients with chronic viral hepatitis in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

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High incidence of chronic viral hepatitis observing in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), which is significantly higher than in the Russian Federation. Severe presentation of parenteral viral hepatitis and their further chronicity are associated with the presence of

Results of the long-term etiotropic HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B therapy

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Rapidly progressing and hard to treat HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is for the prevalent type of the disease in the world, including Russia. Antiviral therapy (AT) by nucleotide (nucleoside) analogues (NA) is aimed at the permanent suppression of hepatitis B virus

Medical and social characteristic of patients with TB/HIV co-infection, at the stage of providing specialized patient care

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The aim of the study was to assess the impact of medico-social status of patients with co-infections (TB/HIV) in the progression of tuberculosis and the frequency of death. Material and methods. In the years 2013-2016 to the Moscow TB-clinic # 2 1348 HIV-infected patients

Problems of prevention of perinatal HIV transmission

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The HIV epidemic is one of the most important medical and social problems. The aim of the study is to analyze the results of perinatal prevention of mother - to-child transmission of HIV according to the materials of the Saratov regional AIDS center. Material and methods . A

Antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs in treatment of chicken pox at persons of young age: their efficiency and indications to use

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Aim of the study: studying of efficiency of various schemes of etiotropic treatment of chickenpox at persons of young age from organized groups. Material and methods . During the period from 1992 to 2018 the key clinical indicators of disease at treatment of patients with

Indicators of the vegetative nervous system in children with acute and chronic giardiasis

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Aim of the work is to study of the initial vegetative status and vegetative regulation in patients with giardiasis are presented. Material and methods . 132 children (mean age 10.93±3.7 years) were examined. Of these, 68 patients were diagnosed with an acute course of

Features of the genome structure of the plague pathogens from different natural foci, allowing for intra-species differentiation

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Aim . Genomes of strains of various subspecies of the causative agent of plague are non-uniform. In the course of formation of various subspecies and the Yersinia pestis biotypes at evolutionary development specific tags in genomes of these groups of strains have appeared.
Reviews

Hepatitis E – actual research questions (2016–2018)

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The review presents the data on viral hepatitis E, devoted to three research areas: viruses that belong to Hepeviridae family and its evolution; the burden of hepatitis E on the health of the world; zoonotic reservoirs of hepatitis E viruses (HEV). The analysis of the data
Continuing medical education

Historical aspects of the development and use of vaccines against epidemic typhus (materials for the preparation of the lecture)

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The review analyzes the historical aspects of the creation, improvement and application of vaccines against epidemic typhus, which tightly controlled the number of human population, especially in the period of wars, mass disasters and migrations, persecuting humanity in all

Legal literacy as an essential competency of a physician

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This paper addressesissues of medical and legal literacy of medical specialistsas well as its importance for practicing doctors and medical students. Crucial problems of medical specialists performing their professional tasks are considered. Recommendations are given on

Zika fever – a new shreat for human health

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Zika fever epidemic in South America in 2015 calls international attention due to possible teratogenicaffect of virus. Clinical picture, pathogenesis and epidemiology of the disease are described. Risk of importation and potential distribution within Russia are calculated.
In memory of Evgeniya P. Shuvalova

To the 100th birth anniversary of Evgeniya P. Shuvalova

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CHIEF EDITOR
Aleksandr V. Gorelov
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Head of Infection Diseases and Epidemiology Department of the Scientific and Educational Institute of Clinical Medicine named after N.A. Semashko ofRussian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Professor of the Department of Childhood Diseases, Clinical Institute of Children's Health named after N.F. Filatov, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director for Research, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Rospotrebnadzor (Moscow, Russian Federation)

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