Журнал «Медицина неотложных состояний» Том 18, №6, 2022
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Knowledge of and prevalence of chronic viral infections in internally displaced people in the region of Gori, Georgia
Авторы: Tetyana Vasylyeva (1), Marine Gogia (2)
(1) — Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, CA, USA
(2) — Georgian Harm Reduction Network, Tbilisi, Georgia
Рубрики: Медицина неотложных состояний
Разделы: Медицинские форумы
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Introduction. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) account for more than 50 % of forced migrants worldwide and their access to treatment and prevention of chronic viral infections remains poor. Georgia has experienced 2 waves of internal displacement as a result of military conflicts: in 1991–1993 and in 2008. As of 2019, 282,000 IDPs are registered in Georgia. Since 2015, Georgia has made tremendous progress towards eliminating HCV, with an estimated 35 % of HCV-positive people being diagnosed and > 80 % of those diagnosed, cured. In 2019, anti-HCV prevalence was estimated to be 8.9 %, RNA/cAg+ HCV prevalence — 3.9 %, and HIV ...