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. 1994 Sep-Oct;61(5):545-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF02751716.

Hepatitis A, B and C seroprevalence in Pakistan

M Agboatwalla  1 , S Isomura, K Miyake, T Yamashita, T Morishita, D S Akram
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Hepatitis A, B and C seroprevalence in Pakistan

M Agboatwalla et al. Indian J Pediatr. 1994 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

A cross sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Hepatitis A, B, and C virus in healthy Pakistani children. HAV IgG antibody was assayed in 258 subjects and it was found that 94% children by 5 years of age had HAV IgG-antibody. The overall seroprevalence of HAV IgG antibody was 55.8% and IgM 5.3%. HBVsAb levels assayed in 236 healthy children showed a seroprevalence of 2.97%. Similarly, HCV antibody seroprevalence was found to be a low 0.44% in healthy children. HAV is a major cause of Hepatitis, as compared to HBV and HCV which are of low endemicity.

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