SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF HEPATITIS VIRUSES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC II. THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS D AND E VIRUS INFECTIONS

AKEHISA SHICHIJO; KUMATO MIFUNE; HIDEO TERAO; TETSUJI RIKIHISA; TAKASHI ITOGA; MARIA ESTELA NORMAN; ARACELIS GERMAN RODRIGUEZ; MERCEDES CASTRO BELLO; FERNANDO SOLANO FERNANDEZ

doi:10.2149/tmh1973.24.233

SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF HEPATITIS VIRUSES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC II.

THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS D AND E VIRUS INFECTIONS

AKEHISA SHICHIJO, KUMATO MIFUNE, HIDEO TERAO, TETSUJI RIKIHISA, TAKASHI ITOGA, MARIA ESTELA NORMAN, ARACELIS GERMAN RODRIGUEZ, MERCEDES CASTRO BELLO, FERNANDO SOLANO FERNANDEZ

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AKEHISA SHICHIJO
Department of Microbiology, Oita Medical University
KUMATO MIFUNE
Department of Microbiology, Oita Medical University
HIDEO TERAO
Department of Internal Medicine, Oita Medical University
TETSUJI RIKIHISA
The Chemo-Sero Therapeutic Research Institute, Kikuchi Research Center
TAKASHI ITOGA
Department of Internal Medicine, Oita Medical University
MARIA ESTELA NORMAN
The Center of Gastroenterological Diseases, Dr. Luis E. Aybar Hospital
ARACELIS GERMAN RODRIGUEZ
The Center of Gastroenterological Diseases, Dr. Luis E. Aybar Hospital
MERCEDES CASTRO BELLO
The Center of Gastroenterological Diseases, Dr. Luis E. Aybar Hospital
FERNANDO SOLANO FERNANDEZ
The Center of Gastroenterological Diseases, Dr. Luis E. Aybar Hospital

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1996 Volume 24 Issue 4 Pages 233-236

DOI https://doi.org/10.2149/tmh1973.24.233

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Abstract

A total of 841 serum samples collected and stored at the Center of Gastroenterological Disease, Aybar Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic were tested for antibodies against hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV). Sera of 60 hepatitis B virus (HBV) asymptomatic carriers selected from 2, 000 apparently healthy individuals in the Dominican Republic were tested for antibodies against hepatitis D virus (anti-HDV). The study demonstrated that the prevalence of anti-HEV was 19.0% in individuals under 15 years of age as compared with the lower prevalence of 4.5% in individuals older than 16 years. The prevalence of anti-HDV in HBV carriers was 6.7%, demonstrating that HDV and HEV are prevailing in this country

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