title: Serologic markers for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis A virus in Bushmen in West Caprivi, Namibia.
abstract: A community based sero-epidemiological study was undertaken to determine the age specific prevalence rates of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a band of Bushmen in the West Caprivi, Namibia. All children tested and all but two of the adults tested showed the presence of anti-HAV antibodies. Nineteen individuals (18%) were positive for HBsAg and 65 (61%) individuals had serologic evidence of past exposure to HBV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Joubert
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bafort
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lecatsas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aspinall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009276:Namibia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens