Hepatitis D epidemiology and demographics
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Epidemiology
HDV is rare in most developed countries, and is mostly associated with intravenous drug abuse. However HDV is much more common in Mediterranean countries, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and countries in the northern part of South America.[1] In all, about 20 million people may be infected with HDV.[2]
Hepatitis D infections occur globally, but the prevalence varies widely among countries. An estimated 10 million people worldwide have dual infections with hepatitis D and hepatitis B viruses. Hepatitis D infection occurs epidemically or endemically in populations at risk of hepatitis B virus infection, such as populations in countries where hepatitis B is endemic (e.g., Russia, Romania, southern Italy, Africa and South America); in hemophiliacs, intravenous drug addicts and others who come in frequent contact with blood; in institutions for the developmentally disabled; and, to a much lesser extent, in men having sex with men
References
- ↑ Radjef N, Gordien E, Ivaniushina V; et al. (2004). "Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate a wide and ancient radiation of African hepatitis delta virus, suggesting a deltavirus genus of at least seven major clades". J. Virol. 78 (5): 2537–44. doi:10.1128/JVI.78.5.2537-2544.2004. PMC 369207. PMID 14963156. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Taylor JM (2006). "Hepatitis delta virus". Virology. 344 (1): 71–6. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2005.09.033. PMID 16364738. Unknown parameter
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