Hepatitis incidence in Armenia this year decreased 1.3 times - Ministry of Health

p YEREVAN, 26 July. /ARKA/. The incidence of acute and chronic hepatitis in Armenia has decreased 1.3 times this year, which is an important indicator, Romella Abovyan, head of the Infectious and Non-Communicable Diseases Epidemiology Department at the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.br /p p 'Most cases of hepatitis are asymptomatic. In many cases, people infected with hepatitis B and C are completely unaware of it. Therefore, regular examinations and preventive measures are very important.