Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Hepatitis Delta Agent in Djibouti

Abstract

In October 1987 an extensive epidemiological sero-survey was conducted in Djibouti, involving mostly healthy young adults. Although the data collection was carried out in Djibouti city, situated in the south, the 656 subjects came from all over the country. Each subject had a medical interview and examination and his or her serum was tested for antibodies to various hepatitis viruses by commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) (Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, USA). 11 sera were positive for antibodies to the delta agent (delta-Ab), all in healthy subjects also positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen. The prevalence of anti-delta antibodies was much higher in males than in females (3.2% versus 0.7% in the whole study population.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA239725

Entities

People

  • E. A. Abbatte
  • Emile Fox
  • Habiba H. Wassef
  • Niel T. Constantine
  • Said Salah

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Unit Three

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antibodies
  • Antigens
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Hepatitis
  • Hygiene
  • Infection
  • Liver Diseases
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).