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International epidemiological collaborative surveillance - HBV-HCV-HIV and rabies in GMS - HMU Report

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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 17:20

About 10 million, one million and 100,000 people living altogether in Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos were estimated to be carriers of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), respectively in 2005. However, very few epidemiological studies have been performed in the region to determine the prevalence of these viruses and their health impact.

The HMU developed a proposal for a joint-study of “International epidemiological collaborative surveillance, epidemiology and prevention of HBV, HCV, HIV and rabies in the Greater Mekong Sub-region” in collaboration with the National Institute of Public Health of Lao PDR and National Institute of Public Health of Cambodia. The study, with funding support provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Regional Pooled Fund of the Greater Mekong Sub-region Communicable Diseases Control Project (GMS CDC Project), was conducted in 12 hospitals in Viet Nam, 22 hospitals in Laos, and 17 hospitals in Cambodia. Mortality studies were conducted and the results presented for 64 province/city in Viet Nam, 12 of 17 provinces in Laos and 20 of 24 provinces in Cambodia.


The study’s objectives were:

  • To examine prevalence rates of HBV-HCV-HIV by approaching hospital-based blood examinations of all in-out-patients in selected areas of Mekong Delta River in generating causality in linking ecological variation and trend of those viruses (Hospital populations);
  • To register mortality due to HIV/AIDS and rabies as well as causes related to liver diseases (Community-based); and
  • To generate causality by linking ecological variation and trends of these virus-related deaths in promoting prevention programs at Mekong Delta River in Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos and link these databases of prevalence and mortality in promoting prevention strategies.
The study report can be downloaded here: icon International epidemiological collaborative surveillance - HBV-HCV-HIV & rabies in GMS - HMU Report (7.63 MB)


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