Seroepidemiological Studies of Hepatitis Viruses in the Dominican Republic. II. The Prevalence of Hepatitis D and E Virus Infections

Autor:	Tetsuji Rikihisa, Mercedes Castro Bello, Maria Estela Norman, Kumato Mifune, Hideo Terao, Takashi Itoga, Aracelis German Rodriguez, Fernando Solano Fernandez, Akehisa Shichijo
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	Hepatitis B virus biology business.industry viruses virus diseases Disease medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Virology Hepatitis D digestive system diseases Virus Hepatitis E virus Immunology medicine biology.protein Hepatitis D virus Antibody business Asymptomatic carrier
Zdroj:	Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 24:233-236
ISSN:	2186-1811 0304-2146
Popis:	A total of 841 serum samples collected and stored at the Center of Gastroenterological Disease, Aybar Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic were tested for antibodies against hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV). Sera of 60 hepatitis B virus (HBV) asymptomatic carriers selected from 2, 000 apparently healthy individuals in the Dominican Republic were tested for antibodies against hepatitis D virus (anti-HDV). The study demonstrated that the prevalence of anti-HEV was 19.0% in individuals under 15 years of age as compared with the lower prevalence of 4.5% in individuals older than 16 years. The prevalence of anti-HDV in HBV carriers was 6.7%, demonstrating that HDV and HEV are prevailing in this country
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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