Delta hepatitis virus infection in ethiopia
| Autor: | G. B. Rossi, Susanna Conti, L. Bisanti, Hele C, M. Rapicetta, D. Bekura, Paolo Pasquini, M. Rizzetto, G. Morace, K. Hailu, Antonio Ponzetto |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Male HBsAg Adolescent Epidemiology viruses Population medicine.disease_cause Virus Delta hepatitis virus medicine Humans Hepatitis Antibodies education Hepatitis B virus education.field_of_study Hepatitis B Surface Antigens biology business.industry HEPATITIS DELTA virus diseases Serum samples Virology Hepatitis D Military Personnel biology.protein Ethiopia Hepatitis Delta Virus Antibody business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Epidemiology. 4:185-188 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7284 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00144749 |
| Popis: | The results of Hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) antibody determinations carried on 566 HBsAg positive serum samples from a population of 5270 Ethiopian military recruits are reported. The prevalence of anti-HDV among apparently healthy HBsAg carriers was 5.8%. The prevalence increases with age within the available range (18-30 years). Differences might exist by area of origin and ethnic groups. The distributions of HBV markers was similar in anti HDV positive and anti HDV negative individuals, possibly due to the relatively young age of the population and/or the hyperendemic condition of the area. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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