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Prevalence and Molecular Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis Delta Virus in Urban and Rural Populations in Northern Gabon in Central Africa
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Prevalence and Molecular Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis Delta Virus in Urban and Rural Populations in Northern Gabon in Central Africa

Maria Makuwa, Armel Mintsa-Ndong, Sandrine Souquière, Dieudonné Nkoghé, Eric M. Leroy et Mirdad Kazanji
Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.47(7), pp.2265-2268
01/07/2009
PMID: 19439548

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Virology
The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen was significantly higher in urban (12.9%) than in rural (7.6%) populations (P = 0.003), but no difference was found in the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV), which was high in both populations. Phylogenetic analysis showed the circulation of HBV-A3 and -E genotypes and the presence of HDV-1, HDV-7, and HDV-8 clades.

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