| hepatitis b virus infections in melanesians and polynesians in new caledonia. | hepatitis b virus infections were examined in two ethnically different pacific island groups, 532 melanesians and 401 polynesians, living under similar environmental circumstances on the island of ouvea, new caledonia. high hepatitis b virus infection rates (melanesians, 89.3%, and polynesians, 86.3%) and hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) carrier rates (melanesians, 11.7%, and polynesians, 8.0%) were observed in both groups. the carrier rate for hbsag was generally higher in men, particularly ... | 1981 | 7304571 |
| [toxoplasmosis, rubella, syphilis, hepatitis b and hiv infection in women being followed for pregnancy in a population on the east coast of new caledonia ]. | in view of the sparse available data concerning the main infectious illnesses screened for during pregnancy (toxoplasmosis, rubella, syphilis, hepatitis b virus and hiv) in the northern province and generally throughout new caledonia, we decided to undertake a retrospective study based on the files of pregnant women having consulted between september 1996 and september 1999 in the east-coast provincial hospital (new-caledonia). first, we wished to estimate the prevalence of toxoplasmosis, rubell ... | 2001 | 11889942 |