Title of article :
Seroprevalence of anti-HDV Ab and socioepidemiological characteristics among HBsAg-positive blood donors in Charmahal-o-Bakhtiyari province, Iran
Author/Authors :
Tajbakhsh, Elahe Department of Microbiology - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Islamic Azad University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord , Abbasian, Behnam Department of Microbiology - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Islamic Azad University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord , Esmaeili, Abolghasem Molecular and Developmental Division - Department of Biology - Faculty of Science - University of Isfahan, Isfahan , Behjati, Mohaddeseh Department of Internal Medicine - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Abstract :
Several lines of evidence imply that hepatitis D virus (HDV)
infection has a worldwide distribution. It is quite common
in some areas such as Russia, Romania, Southern Italy, Mediterranean
countries, Africa, South American (Venezuela, Columbia,
Brazil, and Ecuador) and China (1). We conducted
this study to determine the seroprevalence of HDV in Shahrekord,
a small city in Charmahal-o-Bakhtiyari province, West
of Iran and compared it with the results of studies carried
out in the larger cities in Iran. We studied 11,472 (9602 men
and 1870 women) volunteer blood donors. All participants
completed a questionnaire including sociodemographic
data, past medical history of symptomatic hepatitis, gender,
age, educational level and their residence (urban vs. rural).
Keywords :
Hepatitis D virus , Blood donor , Iran , Seroprevalence
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
