Delta hepatitis in Kiribati: a pacific focus.

Abstract

From the Pacific Republic of Kiribati, 90/130 (69%) of hepatitis B-infected individuals carry antibodies to hepatitis delta virus. The prevalence of delta infection varied between geographically isolated subgroups in the population and delta antibodies were found more frequently in subjects over the age of 10. It is unlikely that delta superinfection in this population is associated with an acute hepatic illness. The prevalence of delta infection is the highest recorded from the Pacific region and thus migrants from Kiribati may have provided the source of infection in other population in this region.

• Authors: C J Tibbs
• Journal: Journal of medical virology (J Med Virol) Vol. 29 Issue 2 Pg. 130-2 (Oct 1989) ISSN: 0146-6615 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2600590 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Hepatitis Antibodies
• Hepatitis B Surface Antigens

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Child
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Female
• Hepatitis Antibodies (analysis)
• Hepatitis B (microbiology)
• Hepatitis B Surface Antigens (analysis)
• Hepatitis D (epidemiology, immunology)
• Hepatitis Delta Virus (immunology, isolation & purification)
• Humans
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Male
• Pacific Islands (epidemiology)
• Prevalence
• Superinfection