title: Hepatitis B and C virus infections in the three Pygmy groups in Cameroon.
abstract: A high (11.8%) level of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was found among 524 Pygmies in Cameroon, whereas the extent of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the same population was low (0.6%). Phylogenetic analyses showed cocirculation of two HBV genotypes, HBV-A3 and -E. Taken together, our results suggest different epidemiological scenarios concerning HBV and HCV infections in this population.
authors.affiliation: Service de Virologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, BP 1274 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Yacouba
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Foupouapouognigni
authors.forename: Serge Alain Sadeuh
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mba
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Betsem à Betsem
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rousset
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Froment
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gessain
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Njouom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral