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Hepatitis B Virus and Delta Infection: Special Considerations in the Indigenous and Isolated Riverside Populations in the Amazon Region
1 Sept 2020
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Hepatitis delta is caused by the hepatitis delta virus (HDV). HDV is unique among pathogens that cause disease in humans because it needs the support of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) to induce liver disease. HDV infection can occur only if the virus is either transmitted concomitantly with HBV or it superinfects patients with HBV. The first case, coinfection, usually consists of self-limited acute HBV and HDV,...
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