Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus in an Isolated Canadian Inuit Settlement. (1991)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus in an Isolated Canadian Inuit Settlement. (1991)
- Main Title:
- Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus in an Isolated Canadian Inuit Settlement
- Authors:
- Minuk, GY
Nicolle, LE
Gauthier, T
Brunka, J - Abstract:
- Abstract : Sera from 720 inhabitants of Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, a community with high rates of hepatitis A and B infection, were tested for antibody to hepatitis C virus by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Only two individuals (0.3%) were positive, a 63-year-old female and an unrelated 10-year-old male. Neither individual was at increased risk of hepatitis C virus exposure. The results of this study indicate that hepatitis C virus infection is no more common in this northern Canadian Inuit settlement than it is in the blood donor population of southern Canada.
- Is Part Of:
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Volume 2:Number 2(1991)
- Journal:
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Issue:
- Volume 2:Number 2(1991)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2, Issue 2 (1991)
- Year:
- 1991
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 1991-0002-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 71
- Page End:
- 73
- Publication Date:
- 1991
- Subjects:
- Antibody to hepatitis C virus -- Canada -- Hepatitis -- Hepatitis C virus -- Inuit -- Liver disease -- Non-A, non-B
- DOI:
- 10.1155/1991/750564 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1180-2332
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- Legaldeposit
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