Article
Silent HDV epidemics culminates in high levels of liver cirrhosis in endemic region despite 20 years of HBV vaccination.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Mar 2023
Isaeva Olga V, Kyuregyan Karen K, Karlsen Anastasia A, Kuzmin Oleg V, Potemkin Ilya A, Kichatova Vera S, Asadi Mobarkhan Fedor A, Mullin Eugeniy V, Kozhanova Tatyana V, Manuylov Victor A, Pochtovyy Andrey A, Gushchin Vladimir A, Saryglar Anna A, Ilchenko Lyudmila Yu, Mikhailov Mikhail I
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is believed to be a vanishing infection in countries with successful hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination programs. We assessed the current status of HDV infection in Tuva, a region of the Russia that has been highly endemic for HBV. The proportion of HDV-infected patients among HBsAg-positive patients in the regional registry in 2020 was 32.7% (786/2401). An analysis of the medical...
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