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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo;32(1): 36-40, jan.-fev. 1990. mapas, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-89020

ABSTRACT

Em 424 amostras de soros examinadas, a prevalência da infecçäo pelo vírus da hepatite B foi de 89,6% com 15,6% de positividade para o HBsAg. Algumas das amostras pertenciam a uma populaçäo aferente e outras a pessoas trabalhando em hospital rural situado na Africa Ocidental (República Popular de Benin). Vinte e sete por cento dos indivíduos soro-positivos evidenciaram replicaçäo do vírus como demonstrado pela presença do HBcAg. Nos indivíduos HBcAb positivos, os anticorpos anti-delta foram positivos em uma freqüência de 19,7%. A presença de HBsAg em 15% das mulheres gestantes eleva a importância da transmissäo de HBV, da mäe para o filho, nesta regiäo. Os resultados apresentados podem ser comparados com aqueles obtidos em outra áreas da Africa, com condiçöes sócio-econômicas semelhantes


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Pregnancy , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Hepatitis B/epidemiology , Hepatitis D/epidemiology , Antibodies, Viral/analysis , Benin/epidemiology , Blood Donors , Hepatitis B Antibodies/analysis , Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/analysis , Hepatitis B/diagnosis , Hepatitis Delta Virus/immunology , Hepatitis D/diagnosis , Prevalence
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Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo ; 32(1): 36-40, 1990.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2259830

ABSTRACT

Among the 424 serum samples examined, the prevalence of hepatitis virus infection turned out to be 89.6%, with 15.6% of HBsAg positivity. Some of the samples belonged to an afferent population and some other to workers of a West Africa rural hospital (Pop. Rep. of Benin). 27.3% of the positive subjects presented active replication of the virus, shown by the presence of HBcAg. Among the HBcAb positive subjects the anti-delta antibodies showed a positivity frequency of 19.7%. HBsAg presence in 15% of pregnant women suggested the importance of HBV mother-foetal transmission in the district. The examined results can be compared with those obtained in other African areas, with similar socio-economic conditions.


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Hepatitis B/epidemiology , Hepatitis D/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Antibodies, Viral/analysis , Benin/epidemiology , Blood Donors , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Hepatitis B Antibodies/analysis , Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/analysis , Hepatitis Delta Virus/immunology , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , Prevalence
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