A note on prevalence of anti-delta antibodies in a sample of 5005 healthy individuals.
Most studies on anti-delta, were conducted in patients with chronic liver disease or in chronic carriers. We determined by RIA Anti-delta antibodies in a sample of 5005 healthy young subjects from all regions of Italy. Estimated prevalence rate of anti-delta was around one per thousand.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D003698:Hepatitis Delta Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens