Hepatitis B Antigen and Antibody in a Rural Community (Report 1)
10.2185/jjrm.22.91
- VernacularTitle:長野県の農村住民における肝炎B抗原および抗体の分布 (1)
- Author:
Kimio FUJITA
;
Shigenobu TERASHIMA
;
Shosui MATSUSHIMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
1973;22(2):91-93
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Hepatitis B antigen and antibody were examined on 1, 984 adults in a village;for antigen with immune adherence hemagglutination method and for antibody with passive hemagglutionation method. Antigen were detected for 25 and antibody for 398 sera.The prevalence of 1.3 per cent for the antigen with this method is lower than that suspected from blood donors in Tokyo. Higher frequency was found in male, and in youth.In elderly persons, however, rather high prevalence was found than suspected before.
