The hepatitis D virus (HDV), the smallest virus known to infect man, causes the most severe
form of chronic viral hepatitis, hepatitis delta. It is estimated that about 15 to 20 million …

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) has been associated with acute or chronic hepatitis in Latin
America, but there is no prevalence study covering South American countries. This meta …

Brazil is a country of low hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemicity in which the genotype A of HBV
(HBV/A) is the most prevalent. The complete nucleotide sequences of 26 HBV/A isolates …

An outbreak of delta hepatitis occurred during 1998 among the Waorani of the Amazon
basin of Ecuador. Among 58 people identified with jaundice, 79% lived in four of 22 Waorani …

Background In recent decades the epidemic of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections
has extended deep into Brazil, including small towns and rural areas. The purpose of this …

Background The magnitude of chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) varies
substantially between the countries. A better understanding of incidence and/or prevalence …

O vírus da hepatite D (VHD), também chamado de vírus delta, é um pequeno vírus contendo
RNA circular. O VHD causa infecção, quando há coinfecção com o vírus da hepatite B …

Background The epidemiological significance of Hepatitis B virus genotypes has been well
established and becoming an essential concern day by day however, much little is known …

Individuals from three isolated, rural communities in the western Brazilian Amazon were
evaluated for serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, HBV genotype, and the …

Résumé Buts du travail L'épidémiologie du virus de l'hépatite B (VHB) n'est pas précisément
connue au Maroc. La présente étude s' est penchée sur l'évaluation de la prévalence de …