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Delta hepatitis epidemiology and the global burden of disease
Viral Hepat. 2023 Jan 10. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13797. Online ahead of print.
1Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract
Delta Hepatitis is considered the most severe form of hepatitis, with varied prevalence, genotype distribution and risk factors worldwide. Current knowledge of global epidemiology is limited due to variable screening practices for HDV. Here, we summarize what is currently known about the prevalence of testing and prevalence of HDV positivity globally.
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