[The epidemiological aspects and prevalence of markers in those with viral hepatitis C in some population categories in 1994-1997 in Iasi County]. / Contributii la cunoasterea unor aspecte epidemiologice si a prevalentei posesorilor de markeri pentru virusul hepatitei C, în unele categorii populationale, în perioada 1994-1997, în judetul Iasi.

The results of the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory investigations, carried out in the 1994-1997 interval in the Iasi district, on various populational groups, to indicate the prevalence of the antibodies anti-HVC possessors are presented. In 3611 patients with clinical-epidemiological HCV diagnosis, it was recorded a prevalence of the anti-HCV antibodies (AcHCV) presence of 22.7%. Posttransfusional hepatitis, epidemiologically diagnosed in 205 hospitalised patients was attributed to HCV in 11.6% of the cases, and in 94 patients with neurological diseases, AcHCV were identified in 9.6%. The presence of AcHCV at 825 persons in medico-sanitary staff, from risk domains, has recorded a prevalence of 8.0%. In the January 1997-September 1997 interval, the investigation by IIIrd generation ELISA of 51,149 blood samples of donors from various areas indicated the presence of AcHCV with an interval average of 2.6%.

[An epidemiological assessment of acute diarrheal diseases in Iasi city and County (1985-1994)]. / Evaluari epidemiologice asupra bolii diareice acute în municipiul si judetul Iasi (1985-1994).

Acute diarrhoea, with a remarkable etiologic, clinic and epidemiologic polymorphism represents, for various reasons, an important concern for health preservation both in industrialised countries and, mainly, in the developing ones. It is that, at world level, 1.2-1.5 milliards of diarrhoea episodes, of which 750-950 millions in children, causing death in over 4 millions aged 0-5 years, are recorded. In Romania, although the real data of morbidity by acute diarrhoea are not known, the reports show a significant decrease in the past 10 years. In 1993, 420.2 cases at 100,000 inhabitants were reported, the most commonly affected being the children age 0-4 years. In Moldavia (Romania), numerous extensive studies on the epidemiology of acute diarrhoea have been carried out. This paper present and aims rendering evident some epidemiological aspects of acute diarrhoea cases reported in the interval 1985-1994 in Iasi County and town.