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Delta hepatitis virus infection in ethiopia |
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| Authors: | M Rapicetta K Hailu A Ponzetto C Hele G Morace D Bekura L Bisanti S Conti P Pasquini M Rizzetto G B Rossi |
| Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Virology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy;(2) Military Hospital Addis Abeba, Ethiopia;(3) Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy;(4) Laboratory of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Hepatitis Delta virus Hepatitis B virus Seroepidemiology |
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