病毒性肝炎感染血清流行病学研究

报道了西昌市自然人群中病毒性肝炎感染流行状况和趋势。总感染率为９１．１６％，ＨＡＶ感染率８２．７３％，ＨＢＶ感染率４１．３７％，ＨＣＶ感染率１．６１％，ＨＥＶ感染率１４．０６％；未发现ＨＤＶ感染。各型肝炎病毒感染单一型占感染人数的５５．９５％，重叠感染占感染人数的９．２５％，混合染二型占感染人数的２５．８３％、三型占感染的人数的９．２５％。     

丁型肝炎系列酶免诊断试剂的研制及应用

为解决丁型肝炎诊断试剂短缺的问题，本研究采用实验感染ＨＤＶ的土拨鼠肝脏和丁型肝炎病人血清，提取纯化丁型肝炎病毒抗原和抗体，制备了检测ＨＤＡｇ、抗－ＨＤ、ＩｇＭ抗－ＨＤ的系列酶免诊断试剂。该试剂与进口同类试剂相比较，符合率达１００％。其特异性好，灵敏度较高。对不同类型乙型肝炎病人血清检测，ＨＤＡｇ、抗－ＨＤ及ＩｇＭ抗－ＨＤ阳性率和总阳性率分别为２．９９％、３．３６％、３．７３％和７．２８％。该试剂的研制为丁型肝炎病毒感染的临床诊断及流行病学研究提供了可靠的实验手段。     

河南省人群丁型肝炎病毒感染的血清流行病学调查研究

为了了解河南省丁型肝炎病毒的人群感染情况，从１９９１－１９９３年对河南省十三个地区１１８２例ＨＢｓＡｇ阳性的各型乙肝病人及无症状ＨＢｓＡｇ携带者血清标本进行ＨＤＡｇ、抗ＨＤＶ和ＩｇＭ－抗－ＨＤＶ三项标志检测。结果表明，河南省人群ＨＤＡｇ、抗－ＨＤＶ、ＩｇＭ－抗－ＨＤＶ的总感染率分别为３．０％、３．５％、３．５％、８．１％。     

Hepatitis delta virus infection among the tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Hepatitis B virus infection is highly endemic among the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. We screened 223 hepatitis B surface antigen-positive members of these tribes for hepatitis delta virus infection (HDV). The infection was observed only among the Nicobarese. Considering the serious consequences of HDV infection, we suggest that the tribes of these islands should be monitored for HDV infection.     

Search for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection in hepatitis C patients in north-eastern Poland. Comparison with anti-HDV prevalence in chronic hepatitis B

Hepatitis C virus and hepatitis D virus have been shown to suppress HBsAg synthesis. Thus it is possible that HDV infection occurs despite the lack of detectable HBsAg. The aim of our study was to (a) determine the prevalence of HDV infection in patients with chronic hepatitis C (b) compare it with the prevalence of HDV infection in HBsAg positive patients with hepatitis B. The study group consisted of 51 chronic hepatitis C patients, 30 HIV infected drug addicts (27 of them were also positive for anti-HCV) and 102 hepatitis B patients. The participants were tested for anti-HDV, anti-HCV and HBsAg. All anti-HCV positive patients were negative for anti-HDV. Four individuals with anti-HDV belonged to hepatitis B group and constituted 3.9% of all HBsAg positive subjects. We conclude that (a) there is currently no evidence of HDV infection among HCV infected patients in our region (b) hepatitis delta infection is rare in north-eastern Poland.     

丁型肝炎病毒感染的血清流行病学观察

1987年4月至1988年10月间,本文应用酶联吸附法(EIA)对石家庄地区Ml例乙型肝炎病毒感染者进行了抗-HD的检测,共发现35例阳性,阳性率12.92%,其中男性阳性率14.06%(27/102),女性为10.13%(8/79),男女间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),提示石家庄地区可能为丁型肝炎病毒感染的高发区.在这些人群中,慢性活动性肝炎、慢性迁延性肝炎和肝硬化的抗-HD阳性率明显高于HBsAg携带者,但三者相互间差异无统计学意义,表明合并或重香感染HDV对乙肝慢性化及肝硬化的形成具有重要的意义。本研究证明在乙型肝炎病毒感染人群中丁型肝炎病毐与年龄、性别、职业等因素关系不密切。     

杭州地区妊娠晚期孕妇病毒性肝炎感染的调查研究

目的:调查杭州市2958例妊娠晚期孕妇乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)、丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)、丁型肝炎病毒(HDV)、戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)的感染状况。方法:对杭州市2958例妊娠晚期孕妇的血清乙型肝炎标志物、HCV抗体、HDV抗体、HEV抗体的检测结果进行统计分析。结果:2958例妊娠晚期孕妇中乙型肝炎总感染率40.16%,HCV抗体阳性率0.40%,HDV抗体阳性率0.20%,HEV抗体阳性率2.60%。结论:杭州地区妊娠晚期孕妇病毒性肝炎的感染以乙型肝炎位居第一、戊型肝炎次之,丙型肝炎及丁型肝炎感染率较低。应加强育龄女性易感人群乙肝疫苗的预防接种,开展和实施有效的预防措施来防止病毒性肝炎的感染,提高新生人口的素质。     

Prevalence of hepatitis virus infections in Albanian refugees

A sample of 393 Albanian refugees, including both children and adults, was tested for serological HAV, HBV, HDV and HCV markers. A high prevalence of infection with both the hepatitis A and B viruses was found, while HDV and HCV infections were uncommon. The overall prevalence of anti-HAV was 96%; it was very high in children 0-10 years, suggesting that HAV infection is largely acquired during childhood and that poor ambiental conditions influence the spreading of this viral infection.One or more serological markers of HBV infection were found in 295 Albanians (75%), confirming the endemic nature of this virus in the Albanian community. The overall prevalence of HBsAg was 19%, and the carrier rate was higher in males than in females. The high HBsAg prevalence among children suggests that HBV infection is usually acquired in early childhood.The serological data obtained in the Albanian sample examined clearly indicate the urgent need for measures to reduce the incidence of HAV and HBV infections and to avoid the further spread of HDV and HCV infections.Finally, the high prevalence of type B hepatitis indicates the necessity of vaccination against HBV for all risk groups and for all children at birth.     

乙型肝炎表面抗原阳性单采浆献血员HCV及HDV感染的调查

对ＨＢｓＡｇ的１２７例阳性单采浆献血员及１５２例非献血员的血清学调查发现，抗－ＨＣＶ检出率分别为４１．７％（５２／１２７）、２．６％（４／１５２），ＨＤＡｇ检出率分别为７９％（１０／１２７）、１．３％（２／１５２）；病毒性肝炎的现患率分别为１８．１％（２３／１２７）、４６％（７／１５２）。流行病学研究表明，ＨＢｓＡｇ阳性单采浆献血员中较高的ＨＣＶ和ＨＤＶ感染率以及肝炎的高现患率是因在单采浆还输血球过程中交叉感染引起的。     

Dynamics of Hepatitis D (delta) virus genotype 3 in the Amazon region of South America

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is widely distributed and associated with fulminant hepatitis epidemics in areas with high prevalence of HBV. Several studies performed in the 1980s showed data on HDV infection in South America, but there are no studies on the viral dynamics of this virus. The aim of this study was to conduct an evolutionary analysis of hepatitis delta genotype 3 (HDV/3) prevalent in South America: estimate its nucleotide substitution rate, determine the time of most recent ancestor (TMRCA) and characterize the epidemic history and evolutionary dynamics. Furthermore, we characterized the presence of HBV/HDV infection in seven samples collected from patients who died due to fulminant hepatitis from Amazon region in Colombia and included them in the evolutionary analysis. This is the first study reporting HBV and HDV sequences from the Amazon region of Colombia. Of the seven Colombian patients, five were positive for HBV-DNA and HDV-RNA. Of them, two samples were successfully sequenced for HBV (subgenotypes F3 and F1b) and the five samples HDV positive were classified as HDV/3. By using all HDV/3 available reference sequences with sampling dates (n = 36), we estimated the HDV/3 substitution rate in 1.07 × 10⁻³ substitutions per site per year (s/s/y), which resulted in a time to the most recent common ancestor (TMRCA) of 85 years. Also, it was determined that HDV/3 spread exponentially from early 1950s to the 1970s in South America. This work discusses for the first time the viral dynamics for the HDV/3 circulating in South America. We suggest that the measures implemented to control HBV transmission resulted in the control of HDV/3 spreading in South America, especially after the important raise in this infection associated with a huge mortality during the 1950s up to the 1970s. The differences found among HDV/3 and the other HDV genotypes concerning its diversity raises the hypothesis of a different origin and/or a different transmission route.     

山东省丁型肝炎病毒感染调查研究

为了解山东省丁型肝炎病毒感染状况 ,并探讨丁型肝炎病毒 ( HDV)感染与乙型肝炎病毒 ( HBV)感染的关系 ,应用酶联免疫吸附试验 ( EL ISA)对山东省 2 681例乙型肝炎病毒感染者进行了血清丁型肝炎病毒抗体 (抗 - HDV)检测 ,共检出抗 - HDV阳性者 2 0 7例 ,阳性率 7.72 %。HBs Ag携带者组抗 - HDV阳性率 3.16% ,乙肝患者组抗 - HDV阳性率 13.15% ,两组之间的差异有非常显著性 ( P<0 .0 0 1)。在乙肝患者组中 ,慢性活动性肝炎患者和重症肝炎患者抗 - HDV阳性率高于急性肝炎患者和慢性迁延性肝炎患者 ,差异有非常显著性 ( P<0 .0 0 1) ,表明乙肝病史越长、病情越重 ,其抗 - HDV阳性率越高。提示乙肝患者联合或重叠感染 HDV与乙肝慢性化和病情加重的形成有关。     

Hepatitis B and Delta virus infection among heterosexuals,homosexuals and bisexual men

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) infection rates were estimated in patients attending a venereal disease outpatient clinic: 759 heterosexuals and 154 homosexual-bisexual men. The anti-HBC prevalence was higher in homo-bisexual men (68.8 per 100) than in heterosexuals (41.8 per 100), whereas HBsAg was roughly the same in the two groups (about 6 per 100). The anti-HBc prevalence rate among heterosexuals was higher than that estimated in hospital personnel from the same geographical area. A positive association between anti-HBc prevalence and present or past sexually transmitted diseases (STD) was found among homo-bisexual men. Anti-HBc was also positively associated with herpes simplex type 2 antibodies in both heterosexuals and homo-bisexual men. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that sexual behavior also plays a role in the spread of infection among heterosexuals. Ten of the 46 HBsAg-positive subjects were anti-HDV positive: 6 of the 36 heterosexuals and 4 of the 10 homosexuals. All HDV-positive subjects had present or past STDs. These findings suggest sexual transmission of HDV infection.     

Immunization of woodchucks (Marmota monax) with hepatitis delta virus DNA vaccine

We investigated the DNA immunization approach in order to induce a protective immune response against hepatitis delta virus (HDV) superinfection of chronically woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) infected woodchucks. The animals were immunized with an expression vector encoding HDAg by gene gun. T cell and humoral immune responses induced by this protocol were determined and compared with those induced by HDAg immunization using a CpG oligonucleotide as an adjuvant. After immunization the woodchucks were challenged with 10⁶ genome equivalents of HDV. The protein immunization with HDAg induced good humoral and T helper cell responses in the woodchucks, but did not protect them from HDV superinfection. The DNA immunized woodchucks were also not protected from HDV superinfection, however, the course of infection was modified: HDV viremia occurred later, the typical fluctuation of the HDV RNA titer with several peaks was absent, and antibodies to HDV were not detectable.     

Immunization of woodchucks (Marmota monax) with hepatitis delta virus DNA vaccine

We investigated the DNA immunization approach in order to induce a protective immune response against hepatitis delta virus (HDV) superinfection of chronically woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) infected woodchucks. The animals were immunized with an expression vector encoding HDAg by gene gun. T cell and humoral immune responses induced by this protocol were determined and compared with those induced by HDAg immunization using a CpG oligonucleotide as an adjuvant. After immunization the woodchucks were challenged with 10⁶ genome equivalents of HDV. The protein immunization with HDAg induced good humoral and T helper cell responses in the woodchucks, but did not protect them from HDV superinfection. The DNA immunized woodchucks were also not protected from HDV superinfection, however, the course of infection was modified: HDV viremia occurred later, the typical fluctuation of the HDV RNA titer with several peaks was absent, and antibodies to HDV were not detectable.     

丁型病毒性肝炎的临床观察

[目的]　探讨丁型肝炎(HD)的临床特点,了解HD患者肝炎后肝硬化、重症肝炎的发生率。[方法]　用酶联(ELISA)法检测3460例乙型肝炎(HB)患者血清HDAg、抗HD-IgM,提出HB重叠HDV感染者的临床特点。[结果]　HDV的感染率7.2%,250例HDV感染者起病隐匿占43.6%,有HB家族史28.8%,有明确输血史14.8%,有多次肝炎复发史者占48.8%,肝炎后肝硬化达46.0%,重症肝炎发生率14.4%。病死率14.0%。HD患者血清HBV-DNA阳性率88.8%,提示HBV复制与HDV感染呈正相关。[结论]HD的肝硬化及重症肝炎发生率高于其他各型病毒性肝炎,HBV和HDV感染有相加或协同作用,导致肝损害加重并加速肝纤维化的形成。     

Delta hepatitis virus infection in ethiopia

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.Corresponding author.     

Epidemiology and long-term consequences of hepatitis delta virus infection in the Yucpa Indians of Venezuela.

To define better the epidemiology and clinical impact of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection among hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers in less developed countries, the authors prospectively studied a cohort of 216 Yucpa Indian HBV carriers in Venezuela. HBV carriers were followed regularly between 1983 and 1988 by physical examination, laboratory testing for liver enzymes and HBV and HDV markers, and epidemiologic history. Among the cohort, 74 (34%) were initially positive for HDV infection, and 35 additional persons became infected during the study. Risk factors for new HDV infection included living in southern Yucpa villages; being young adults (15-19 years) or young children (1-9 years), and living in a household with a person with acute HDV infection. Persons with HDV infection were at high risk of developing chronic liver disease; 56% of HDV-infected persons had moderate-to-severe chronic liver disease at the end of the study compared with none of the HBV carriers without HDV infection. Mortality rates were 6.9% and 8.8% per year, respectively, among initially HDV-positive HBV carriers and those with new HDV infection, because of rapidly progressive chronic liver disease and fulminant hepatitis; mortality was significantly lower in HBV carriers without HDV infection and in non-HBV carriers. HDV superinfection is a devastating disease in HBV carriers in tropical South America. Prevention of HBV infection with hepatitis B vaccine is the best available tool to reduce the impact of this problem.     

Prevalence of HBV,HDV and HCV hepatitis markers in HIV-positive patients

Since HIV infection could condition the natural history of parenterally transmitted viral hepatitis (HBV, HCV, HDV), with possibly differing effects in different risk groups, we decided to retrospectively examine sera from a cohort of 637 HIV seropositive patients in different stages of infection, seen from 1985 to 1992, to study the prevalence and temporal course of these infections. Virological markers of HBV, HCV and HDV were determined by ELISA and RIBA methods. The severity of HIV infection was higher in homosexuals than in drug addicts. Prevalence of antiHBc antibodies was 82% in drug addicts and 77% in homosexuals, whereas antiHCV antibodies prevalence was 72% in drug addicts and only 7% in homosexuals (p<0.000001). When only antiHBc-positive patients were considered, there was a significant difference in antiHBs antibodies between drug addicts (DA) and homosexuals (OR for DA 0.29, 95% CI 0.08/0.83,p=0.02), suggesting that drug addicts are less able to produce a protective response. This fact cannot be explained by the severity of HIV infection (which was higher among the homosexual group) and suggests some immunodepressive effect of drug abuse. Delta infection was only detected in the drug addict group, and the prevalence was low. Finally, we cannot confirm the interference of HCV infection with the speed of HBsAg clearance: in this study the prevalence of HBsAg was almost the same in HCV-positive and negative patients.     

隐匿性乙型肝炎病毒感染的发生机制和检测

对隐匿性乙型肝炎病毒（乙肝病毒）感染的发生机制和检测方法进行综述，显示：乙肝病毒复制水平较低、病毒变异导致现有乙肝病毒表面抗原（HBsAg）试剂难以检出以及外周血单核细乙肝病毒感染是隐匿性乙肝病毒感染发生的重要原因，宿主因素以及丙肝病毒感染、血吸虫感染和长期饮酒等也与其发生有关。目前隐匿性乙肝病毒感染的检测方法和判断标准尚不一致。急需统一隐匿性乙肝病毒感染的检测方法和判断标准，并对其发生的分子机制及不同分子模式的发生频率开展进一步研究。     

Hepatitis delta virus and hepatocellular carcinoma: an update

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus that depends on the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) for the creation of new virions and propagation of the infection to hepatocytes. Chronic infection with HDV is usually associated with a worsening of HBV infection, leading more frequently to cirrhosis, increased risk of liver decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence. In spite of a progressive declining prevalence of both acute and chronic HDV infection observed over several years, mainly due to increased global health policies and mass vaccination against HBV, several European countries have more recently observed stable HDV prevalence mainly due to migrants from non-European countries. Persistent HDV replication has been widely demonstrated as associated with cirrhosis development and, as a consequence, development of liver decompensation and occurrence of HCC. Several treatment options have been attempted with poor results in terms of HDV eradication and improvement of long-term prognosis. A global effort is deemed urgent to enhance the models already existing as well as to learn more about HDV infection and correlated tumourigenesis mechanisms.Key words: Cirrhosis, epidemiology, hepatitis delta virus, hepatocellular carcinoma, natural history, treatment