No Hepatitis Delta Virus Seropositivity among Blood Donors with Overt and Occult Hepatitis B Infection in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China

No Hepatitis Delta Virus Seropositivity among Blood Donors with Overt and Occult Hepatitis B Infection in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is an obligate satellite of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Dual HDV/HBV infection is associated with down-regulated HBV replication and fast progression to severe liver disease. Although HDV is transmissible through exposure to infected blood, data about HDV infection in blood...

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Main Authors: Xuelian Deng, Dan Liu, Maelenn Pailine Delcourt, Huihui Gao, Lu Zhou, Daniel Candotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
hepatitis delta virus
seroprevalence
blood donors
hepatitis B virus
occult hepatitis B infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/7/1509

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