Serologic markers for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis A virus in Bushmen in West Caprivi, Namibia.

A. D. Steele; P. Bos; J. J. Joubert; J. M. Bafort; G. Lecatsas; S. Aspinall

Serologic markers for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis A virus in Bushmen in West Caprivi, Namibia.

A. D. Steele^*
, P. Bos
, J. J. Joubert
, J. M. Bafort
, G. Lecatsas
, S. Aspinall

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A community based sero-epidemiological study was undertaken to determine the age specific prevalence rates of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a band of Bushmen in the West Caprivi, Namibia. All children tested and all but two of the adults tested showed the presence of anti-HAV antibodies. Nineteen individuals (18%) were positive for HBsAg and 65 (61%) individuals had serologic evidence of past exposure to HBV infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-32
Number of pages	3
Journal	East African Medical Journal
Volume	72
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jan 1995
Externally published	Yes

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