| Literature DB >> 8394300 |
E Flatau1, O Segol, A Shneour, H Tabenkin, R Raz.
Abstract
Sera of 200 recent Ethiopian immigrants (less than 1 year in Israel) were tested for the presence of antibodies against hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses. The prevalence of the various markers was: anti-hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) 52%, and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) 11.5%. None of the HBs-positive sera tested positive for IgM-anti core. Sixty-eight sera from nonvaccinated subjects were tested for anti-HBs, and 12 of them were anti-HBc negative/anti-HBs positive (the only positive marker was anti-HBs). Four of 23 HBsAg-positive sera were HBcAg positive (17%), and only 1 of 18 HBeAg-negative sera was positive for anti-e antibodies. Antibodies to hepatitis C were positive in 6/200 sera (3%).Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8394300
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Isr J Med Sci ISSN： 0021-2180