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...
Main Authors: | Xuelian Deng, Dan Liu, Maelenn Pailine Delcourt, Huihui Gao, Lu Zhou, Daniel Candotti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/7/1509 |
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