Epidemiology of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection |
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Authors: | Ponzetto A. Forzani B. Parravicini P. P. Hele C. Zanetti A. Rizzetto M. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Divisione di Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Molinette, Corso Bramante, 88, 10126 Torino, Italy;(2) Istituto di Virologia, Università di Milano, Italy |
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Abstract: | Markers of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection have been detected all over the five continents. Geographical prevalence varied heavily: HDV infection is very rare in Far East Asia, but extremely frequent in Arabian countries, in Romania and in certain Indian populations of South America. In Europe and in the USA the infection is widely spread among high risk groups such as intravenous drug abusers and haemophiliacs,I Corresponding author. |
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Keywords: | Hepatitis Delta Virus Hepatitis B Virus Epidemiology |
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