The medical impact of hepatitis D virus infection in Asia and Africa; time for a reappraisal

Mario Rizzetto; Saeed Hamid

doi:10.1111/liv.14729

The medical impact of hepatitis D virus infection in Asia and Africa; time for a reappraisal

Mario Rizzetto, Saeed Hamid

Department of Medicine, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Although hepatitis D is believed to be an important medical problem in Africa and many areas of Asia, the geographical distribution and prevalence rates of infection with the hepatitis D virus (HDV) vary considerably, are often inconsistent and sometimes conflicting. Discrepancies may depend on methodological problems, primarily on different modalities of patients' recruitment; these are analysed in this mini-review, in order to provide a uniform clinical approach when testing patients with chronic HDV disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-19
Number of pages	4
Journal	Liver International
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.14729
Publication status	Published - Jan 2021

Keywords

hepatitis D
hepatitis D virus
hepatitis delta

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