| hepatitis delta virus genotypes i and ii cocirculate in an endemic area of yakutia, russia. | currently, three genotypes of hepatitis delta virus (hdv) are described. the most common, genotype i, has a worldwide distribution; in contrast, genotype ii has been found previously only in japan and taiwan, while genotype iii is found exclusively in south america. considering the high prevalence of hdv in northern siberia (russia), restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) was used to analyse hdv genotypes from 29 infected patients living in yakutia. of these isolates, 11 were characteri ... | 2001 | 11602783 |
| [viral hepatitis in different population groups of republic of sakha (iakutia)]. | a survey for the presence of markers of viral hepatitis b, delta, c and e among different groups of the population of the arctic and agricultural zones of the republic of sakha (yakutia), as well as in yakutsk, was carried out. the survey revealed that viral hepatitides with the parenteral mechanism of the transmission of infective agents were widely spread among the population. in the arctic zone hbsag was detected in persons aged 20 years and older in 10.8-17.1% of cases. on the average, in th ... | 2004 | 15024975 |