| Title |
How Hepatitis D Virus Can Hinder the Control of Hepatitis B Virus
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0005247 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maria Xiridou, Barbara Borkent-Raven, Joost Hulshof, Jacco Wallinga |
| Abstract |
Hepatitis D (or hepatitis delta) virus is a defective virus that relies on hepatitis B virus (HBV) for transmission; infection with hepatitis D can occur only as coinfection with HBV or superinfection of an existing HBV infection. Because of the bond between the two viruses, control measures for HBV may have also affected the spread of hepatitis D, as evidenced by the decline of hepatitis D in recent years. Since the presence of hepatitis D is associated with suppressed HBV replication and possibly infectivity, it is reasonable to speculate that hepatitis D may facilitate the control of HBV. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Gambia | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 46 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 16% |
| Professor | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 8 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 28% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 28% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 8% |
| Mathematics | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 9 | 18% |