Multiple Regions Drive Hepatitis Delta Virus Proliferation and Are Therapeutic Targets
Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) is the smallest mammalian single-stranded RNA virus. It requires host cells and hepatitis B virus (HBV) to complete its unique life cycle.
Jun Zi +5 more
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Seroepidemiology of rubella, measles, HBV, HCV and B19 virus within women in child bearing ages (Saravan City of Sistan and Bloochastan Province) [PDF]
Present survey basically focused on women between 15-45 years of age resident in a town of Sistan and Baluchistan province named as Saravan city located in border of Pakistan-Iran in order to find out the seropositivity against the viruses in child ...
Borji, A. +7 more
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ГЕПАТИТ ДЕЛЬТА: ЭТИОЛОГИЯ, КЛИНИКА, ДИАГНОСТИКА, ТЕРАПИЯ (ЛЕКЦИЯ ДЛЯ ПРАКТИЧЕСКИХ ВРАЧЕЙ)
A significant part of liver disease, once considered the result of infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV), are the result of infection HBV, and hepatitis delta virus (HDV).
Т. В. Кожанова +2 more
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Hepatitis D virus (HDV) globally affects nearly 5% of people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Bulevirtide (BLV) is an HDV/HBV entry inhibitor recently approved for adult patients with chronic hepatitis delta (CHD).
Nikolaos Papadopoulos +3 more
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A Rapid Point-of-Care Test for the Serodiagnosis of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection
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 +10 more
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LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN HEPATITIS DELTA: SOUTH AMERICA EXPERIENCE
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 +5 more
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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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The use of non-human primates as animal models for the study of hepatitis viruses
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 +2 more
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Prevalence of hepatitis delta virus infection among hepatitis B virus-infected and exposed patients
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 +4 more
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Unexpected findings of hepatitis B and delta infection in northeastern Brazil: A public health alert
Introduction and objectives: Research has shown that hepatitis B (HBV) and Delta virus (HDV) are a worldwide public health problem. This study aims to estimate the prevalence rates of HBV and HDV infection in five municipalities of Maranhão, Northeastern
Jomar Diogo Costa Nunes +18 more
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