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Subtypes of Hepatitis B Antigen among Israeli Blood Donors 1
Author(s) -
BarShany Shulamith,
Edwards Virginia Mae,
Mosley J. W.,
Bancroft W. H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1973.tb04818.x
Subject(s) - immigration , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , middle east , geography , demography , virus , biology , archaeology , engineering , sociology , electrical engineering
. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains among Israeli donors have been characterized for determinants d, y, w, and r. Of 60 consecutively positive donors, 78% had determinant y and 22% determinant d. Immigrants to Israel from North Africa, the Near and Middle East, and certain parts of Europe had almost exclusively determinant y of the d‐y pair. Among immigrants from North Central Europe, determinant y occurred less frequently; those from South Central Europe had an intermediate level. First‐generation Israelis of European background had the same frequency of determinant d as immigrants from Europe, suggesting the home as the most important site of transmission. All 25 HBV strains characterized for w and r, despite a diversity of geographic backgrounds, had only determinant w.