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Epidemiological patterns of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in highly endemic areas [PDF]

, 1996
This paper uses meta-analysis of published data and a deterministic mathematical model of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission to describe the patterns of HBV infection in high endemicity areas.
Edmunds, W. John, O'Callaghan, C. J., Medley, Graham, Nokes, D. James, Whittle, H. C., Hall, A. J. (Andrew James)   +5 more
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LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN HEPATITIS DELTA: SOUTH AMERICA EXPERIENCE

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
BACKGROUND: The Amazon region is one of the main endemic areas of hepatitis delta in the world and the only one related to the presence of genotype 3 of the delta virus.
Daniel Souza LIMA, Abdon José MURAD JÚNIOR, Márcio Alencar BARREIRA, Guilherme Cardoso FERNANDES, Gustavo Rego COELHO, José Huygens Parente GARCIA   +5 more
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The use of non-human primates as animal models for the study of hepatitis viruses

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1998
Hepatitis viruses belong to different families and have in common a striking hepatotropism and restrictions for propagation in cell culture. The transmissibility of hepatitis is in great part limited to non-human primates.
C.L. Vitral, C.F.T. Yoshida, A.M.C. Gaspar   +2 more
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A Rapid Point-of-Care Test for the Serodiagnosis of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection

Viruses, 2021
Hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) is a satellite of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and causes severe liver disease. The estimated prevalence of 15–20 million infected people worldwide may be underestimated as international diagnostic guidelines are not routinely ...
Florian A. Lempp, Imme Roggenbach, Shirin Nkongolo, Volkan Sakin, Franziska Schlund, Paul Schnitzler, Heiner Wedemeyer, Frédéric Le Gal, Emmanuel Gordien, Cihan Yurdaydin, Stephan Urban   +10 more
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Hepatitis Delta Virus

Intervirology, 1991
The purpose of this article is to give a concise update on our understanding of hepatitis delta virus (HDV). For more extensive background information the reader is directed to published reviews [1-5].
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Prevalence of hepatitis delta virus infection among hepatitis B virus-infected and exposed patients

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection is a cause of coinfection and superinfection among hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients. The global prevalence of HDV may vary drastically depending on the geographical location.
Krithiga Ramachandran, Reshu Agarwal, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Vikram Bhatia, Ekta Gupta   +4 more
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in chronic hepatitis C virus infection: correlates of positivity and clinical relevance.

, 2004
We examined correlates of antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity (ANA+) in individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the effect of positivity on clinical outcome of HCV. Pretreatment sera from 645 patients from three centres in Sweden
Marshall, S, Goldin, RD, A. Alberti, A. J. Hall, Yee, LJ, Thomas, HC, Thursz, MR, Chiaramonte, M, Braconier, J-H, Hall, AJ, L. J. Yee, H. C. Thomas, Braconier, Jean Henrik, R. D. Goldin, M. Chiaramonte, M. R. Thursz, S. Marshall, Kelleher, P, Braconier, Jean Henrik,, Alberti, A, Lund University., J.‐H. Braconier, P. Kelleher   +22 more
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First isolation of Hepatitis E virus genotype 4 in Europe through swine surveillance in the Netherlands and Belgium. [PDF]

, 2011
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 3 and 4 are a cause of human hepatitis and swine are considered the main reservoir. To study the HEV prevalence and characterize circulating HEV strains, fecal samples from swine in the Netherlands and Belgium were ...
Coillie, E., Van, Wim H M van der Poel, van der Poel, W.H.M., Antonis Adriaan F. G., Honing-Hakze, R.W., van der, Poel, W.H.M., van der, Van Coillie, E., Adriaan F. G. Antonis, Adriaan F G Antonis, van der Poel Wim H. M., van Coillie Els, Wim H. M. van der Poel, van der Honing-Hakze, R.W., Antonis, A.F.G., Hakze-van der Honing Renate W., Renate W. Hakze-van der Honing, Els van Coillie, Renate W Hakze-van der Honing   +17 more
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected Gambians. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of HIV/hepatitis co-infection in sub-Saharan Africa is not well documented, while both HIV and HBV are endemic in this area.
Jobarteh Modou, Mendy Maimuna, Cotten Matt, Cotten, M, Alabi, A, Tedder, Richard, Sarge-Njie Ramu, Peterson, Ingrid, Whittle, H, Jaye, A, Peterson Ingrid, Richard Tedder, Rowland-Jones, Sarah, Malfroy Marine, Peterson, K, Maimuna Mendy, Jobarteh, Modou, Cotten, Matt, Tedder Richard, Malfroy, M, Peterson, I, Hilton Whittle, Matt Cotten, Sarge-Njie, Ramu, Sarah Rowland-Jones, Ingrid Peterson, Hall, A, Peterson, Kevin, Peterson Kevin, Jaye Assan, Jaye, Assan, Tedder, R, Mendy, Maimuna, Whittle Hilton, Modou Jobarteh, Hall, Andrew, Hall Andrew, Jeng Adam, Alabi, Abraham, Ramu Sarge-Njie, Malfroy, Marine, Mendy, M, Alabi Abraham, Assan Jaye, Whittle, Hilton, Jeng, A, Adam Jeng, Rowland-Jones Sarah, Jobarteh, M, Andrew Hall, Jeng, Adam, Kevin Peterson, Marine Malfroy, Abraham Alabi, Sarge-Njie, R, Rowland-Jones, S   +55 more
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Immunological response of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen in HBV Mono and HBV/HDV Co-infection

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can evolve under selection pressure exerted by drugs and host immunity, resulting in the accumulation of escape mutations that can affect the drug or the immune activity.
Mehwish Sajjad, Shaheen Kouser, Yusra Shafique, Fatima Arshad   +3 more
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