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Hepatitis Carriers Among Soldiers Who Have Returned from Vietnam. Australia Antigen Studies
Author(s) -
Blumberg B. S.,
London W. T.,
Sutnick A. I.,
Camp F. R.,
Luzzio A. J.,
Conte N. F.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1974.tb04487.x
Subject(s) - asymptomatic carrier , medicine , hepatitis b antigens , antigen , hepatitis , virology , immunology , antibody , population , immunodiffusion , asymptomatic , hepatitis b , environmental health , hepatitis b virus , pathology , virus
Australia antigen (HBAg) or antibody (HBAb) was detected by immunodiffusion in 17 of 803 Vietnam returnees, but in none of 846 recruits. It is estimated that about 58,000 hepatitis carriers will have been added to the population by servicemen returning from Vietnam. A past history of hepatitis appeared to be no more common among those with Australia antigen (HBAg) or antibody (HBAb) than in those in whom they were not found. It is recommended that all servicemen returning from Southeast Asia be tested to detect asymptomatic hepatitis carriers.