Seroepidemiology of the hepatitis B and delta in the southeast of Chiapas, Mexico

• Published in: Archivos de investigacion medica Vol. 20; no. 2; p. 189
• Main Authors: Alvarez-Muñoz, T, Bustamante-Calvillo, E, Martínez-García, C, Moreno-Altamirando, L, Guiscafre-Gallardo, H, Guiscafre, J P, Muñoz, O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mexico 01.04.1989
• Subjects: Adult; Carrier State - epidemiology; Child; Cluster Analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease Reservoirs; Female; Guatemala - epidemiology; Guatemala - ethnology; Hepatitis Antibodies - analysis; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B - immunology; Hepatitis B - transmission; Hepatitis B Antigens - analysis; Hepatitis D - epidemiology; Hepatitis D - immunology; Hepatitis D - transmission; Humans; Male; Mexico - epidemiology; Refugees; Guatemala; Mexico

An area of high endemicity for hepatitis B and delta antigen was identified in the southern border of Mexico (Chiapas). The study included individuals from mexican communities and guatemalan refugee camps. 91.1% of the subjects were positive to anti-HBcAg antibodies. The frequency of asymptomatic ca...