| markers of hepatitis b infection in tari district, southern highlands province, papua new guinea. | serum samples collected from two groups in the tari district of southern highlands province were assayed for markers of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection. 85% of women of childbearing age were found to have markers of hbv infection; 37% were positive for hbv surface antigen (hbsag), indicative of the chronic carrier state, and 6.6% were positive for hbv e antigen (hbeag), indicating the presence of actively replicating virus. 75% of women negative for hbsag were positive for antibody to hbv core ... | 1992 | 1296422 |