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High prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A and E viruses and viremia of hepatitis B, C, and D viruses among apparently healthy populations in Mongolia.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Mar 2004
Takahashi Masaharu, Nishizawa Tsutomu, Gotanda Yuhko, Tsuda Fumio, Komatsu Fumio, Kawabata Terue, Hasegawa Kyoko, Altankhuu Murdorjyn, Chimedregzen Ulziiburen, Narantuya Luvsanbasaryn, Hoshino Hiromi, Hino Kunihiko, Kagawa Yasuo, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV), HBV, HCV, HDV, and HEV was evaluated in 249 apparently healthy individuals, including 122 inhabitants in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, and 127 age- and sex-matched members of nomadic tribes who lived around the capital city. Overall, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was detected in 24 subjects (10%), of whom 22 (92%) had detectable HBV DNA....
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