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Kyrgyzstan's hepatitis B vaccination drive has cut youth cases, but adult infections remain high due to contaminated water and undiagnosed cases.
Kyrgyzstan's hepatitis B vaccination program has significantly reduced the disease's prevalence among youth, with over 123,000 individuals aged 23 and older vaccinated, according to Zuridin Nurmatov of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for the Control of Viral Infections.
Despite this progress, more than 18,000 cases have been officially registered, and an estimated 430,000 people remain undiagnosed with viral hepatitis B, C, or D. Adult infection rates far exceed those in children, and rising cases in areas like Tash-Kumyr and Shamaldy-Sai are linked to water contamination.
The country has received 250,000 vaccine doses and tested over 560,000 people in the past 10 months to combat the ongoing public health crisis.
La campaña de vacunación contra la hepatitis B de Kirguistán ha reducido los casos juveniles, pero las infecciones en adultos siguen siendo altas debido al agua contaminada y a los casos no diagnosticados.