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Absence of relationship between Schistosoma japonicum and hepatitis B virus infection in the Dongting lake region, China
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UNSPECIFIED (1998) Absence of relationship between Schistosoma japonicum and hepatitis B virus infection in the Dongting lake region, China. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 121 (1). pp. 193-195. ISSN 0950-2688
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In order to determine whether infection with Schistosoma japonicum is related to a higher rate of infection with hepatitis B virus and/or to a higher probability of HBsAg chronic carriage, a population based survey was carried out in China in which HBV markers were studied in 112 subjects with long-lasting S. japonicum infection, and 93 subjects with no S. japonicum infection 37.5 % of the cases and 40.9 % of controls showed no markers of HBV infection. The prevalence rate of HBsAg was 12.5 % in the cases and 12.9 % in the controls. For anti-HBc and anti-HBs the figures were 59.8 % and 59.8 %, and 27.9 % and 35.0 %, respectively. These data do not support the hypothesis of an interaction between infection with hepatitis B virus and S. japonicum.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR355 Virology |
| Journal or Publication Title: | EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION |
| Publisher: | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| ISSN: | 0950-2688 |
| Date: | August 1998 |
| Volume: | 121 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Number of Pages: | 3 |
| Page Range: | pp. 193-195 |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/15398 |
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