Hepatitis B Antigen and Antibody in a Rural Community
10.2185/jjrm.23.529
- 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
- Author:
Kimio Fujita
;
Matsuo Takahashi
;
Koichi Ozawa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
1974;23(4):529-530
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
To examine the universal validity of results in preceding reports on hepatitis B antigen among inhabitants of Yachiho village, 4015 farmers in Nagano were investigated. Hepatitis B antigen were detected for 24 persons with single radial immunodiffusion method. The incidence of 0.6 per cent with the insensitive method was compatible with 1.3 per cent in the village with immune adherence hemagglutination method. The prefecture was devided into four areas. The areas where hepatitis B antigen was prevalent persons with elevated transaminase value were frequent.
