| hepatitis delta virus infection: a recently imported disease in new zealand. | in a study of 565 hepatitis b antigen (hbsag) positive persons from the auckland region, antibody to the hepatitis delta virus was detected in 38. the largest number were in samoans (61%) although the infection was present in some other pacific islanders. among hbsag positive healthy blood donors, antenatal patients and acute hepatitis patients between 3.8 and 4.8% were anti-delta positive; while 28% of chronic hepatitis patients were positive suggesting an association between this disease and d ... | 1987 | 3454892 |
| hepatitis c virus infections in oral and injectable drug users. | to assess the frequency of hepatitis c virus antibodies (anti hcv) and exposure to hepatitis b virus in injectable and oral drug users in auckland. | 1993 | 8341473 |
| chronic hepatitis b virus infection in south auckland. | previous studies have identified high prevalence rates of hepatitis b infection in new zealand maori, pacific island and asian populations within new zealand. however, the true impact of chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection on health resources has not been evaluated. this study was designed to determine the incidence of serious sequelae of chronic hbv infection in a high prevalence community. | 1998 | 9594969 |
| investigation of zoonotic infections among auckland zoo staff: 1991-2010. | investigation was undertaken to assess the occurrence of zoonotic infection among staff at auckland zoological park, new zealand, in 1991, 2002 and 2010. serial cross-sectional health surveys in 1991, 2002 and 2010 comprising a health questionnaire, and serological, immunological and microbiological analysis for a range of potential zoonotic infections were performed. laboratory results for zoo animals were also reviewed for 2004-2010 to assess the occurrence of potential zoonotic infections. ve ... | 2012 | 22639928 |
| hepatitis b virus infections in laboratory staff. | auckland hospital laboratory staff were tested on three occasions over a 9 month period for the presence of hepatitis b antigen (hbsag) and antibody (anti-hbs). over 20 percent of technical staff were seropositive for one of these markers of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection, this proportion being significantly higher than that found in new blood donors or in staff from a laboratory not handling blood samples. asymptomatic infection with the hbv virus, as assessed by seroconversion changes of hb ... | 1982 | 6952108 |