Markedly high seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in comparison to hepatitis C virus and human T lymphotropic virus type-1 infections in selected Solomon Islands populations.

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Population

1,610 serum samples from 1,113 outpatients and 497 healthy volunteer blood donors at the Central Hospital in…

Design

Cross-sectional

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Discussion

May inform targeted HBV screening in Solomon Islands communities; leaves open longitudinal studies on transmission and interventions.

Population

1,610 serum samples from 1,113 outpatients and 497 healthy volunteer blood donors at the Central Hospital in Honiara, the Solomon Islands

Outcome

Prevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infections

HBV infection is highly endemic in selected Solomon Islands populations compared to HCV and HTLV-1.

Furusyo et al. (1999) studied this question.

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