| an epidemic of hepatitis d in the foothills of the himalayas in south kashmir. | we have identified hepatitis d as an etiologic cause of an outbreak of 'hepatitis' in an endemic area for hepatitis b in south kashmir, india. thirty-five of the 51 patients with jaundice were hepatitis b virus carriers. twenty-two of the 24 such patients tested had hepatitis d (hepatitis d virus superinfection). two of the 3 patients with acute hepatitis b were coinfected with hepatitis d virus (hdv). thirty-six asymptomatic household contacts of hepatitis d patients were assessed. six were hep ... | 1988 | 3057061 |