High Prevalence and Predominance of Hepatitis Delta Virus Genotype 1 Infection in Cameroon

Antibodies to the hepatitis delta virus (HDV) were found in 17.6% of 233 hepatitis B virus surface antigen-positive subjects in Cameroon. Phylogenetic analyses showed the presence of HDV-1, HDV-5, HDV-6, and HDV-7 genotypes. These results enrich the limited data on HDV prevalence and molecular diver...

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Published inJournal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 1162 - 1164
Main Authors Foupouapouognigni, Yacouba, Noah, Dominique Noah, Sartre, Michèle Tagni, Njouom, Richard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.03.2011
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Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cameroon - epidemiology
Cluster Analysis
Epidemiology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genotype
Hepatitis Antibodies - blood
Hepatitis B - complications
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis D - epidemiology
Hepatitis D - virology
Hepatitis D virus
Hepatitis Delta Virus - classification
Hepatitis Delta Virus - genetics
Hepatitis Delta Virus - isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymorphism, Genetic
RNA, Viral - genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Virology
Cameroon
Central Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Virus
Hepatitis D virus
Genotype
Prevalence
Epidemiology
Tropical zone
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Summary:Antibodies to the hepatitis delta virus (HDV) were found in 17.6% of 233 hepatitis B virus surface antigen-positive subjects in Cameroon. Phylogenetic analyses showed the presence of HDV-1, HDV-5, HDV-6, and HDV-7 genotypes. These results enrich the limited data on HDV prevalence and molecular diversity in Cameroon.
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ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
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DOI:10.1128/JCM.01822-10