| seroepidemiology of hepatitis d (delta agent) and hepatitis b among virginia state prisoners. | a serosurvey of hepatitis d (hdv) and hepatitis b (hbv) was conducted in an asymptomatic population of newly incarcerated prison inmates in virginia. of 459 men entering the prison, 445 provided both sera and demographic and personal information. six (1.3%) had antibody to hdv (anti-hdv). evidence of past infection with hbv was found in 146 (32.8%); 9 (2.0%) were positive for hbv surface antigen (hbsag). hbv seropositivity correlated with intravenous drug abuse, nonwhite race, and tattoos acquir ... | 1987 | 3440274 |