| local spread of hdv infection transiently occurring in japan. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) carriers and patients with acute hepatitis b living in the kamigoto islands, a part of japan with a high incidence of hbv carriage, were retrospectively tested for serum anti-hepatitis d virus (anti-hdv) and they were compared with the inhabitants of oita city (an area with an average hbv carriage rate). the prevalence of anti-hdv in hbv-infected individuals was 8.3% (42/507) in kamigoto and 0% (0/101) in oita city. with one exception, all of the positive serum samples in ... | 1993 | 8280845 |