Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis Delta Virus infection in Colombian indigenous communities

ABSTRACT: Despite the universal vaccine program, there are still high Hepatitis B prevalence regions such as the Amazon Basin. Indeed, the World Health Organization estimates 296 million people with chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection and 820,000 deaths/year related to this infection over the world. Moreover, Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) affects 4.5% of individuals with chronic Hepatitis B. HDV is a satellite of HBV considering that the assembly of HVD virions depends upon the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). HBV and HDV are particularly prevalent in indigenous communities from the Amazon Basin probably due to geographic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors that hinder access to the health system.

• Autores: Montoya Guzmán, Melissa; Martínez Gallego, Jaime Alberto; Castro Arroyave, Diana María; Rojas Arbeláez, Carlos Alberto; Navas Navas, María Cristina
• Tipo de recurso: http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6670
• Fecha de publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/37178
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/37178
• Palabra clave: Hepatitis B; Virus de la Hepatitis Delta; Hepatitis Delta Virus; Virus de la Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B virus; Comunidades indígenas; Indigenous peoples; Indígenas del Amazonas; Indians of South America - amazon valley; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006515
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/