2004 JUN 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report the diversity and origin of hepatitis B virus in Dutch blood donors in a recent issue of the Journal of Medical Virology.
According to recent research from the Netherlands, "Two considerations led us to study the genetic diversity and origin of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Dutch blood donors. First, an HBV-infected Dutch blood donor was found negative by four assays used commonly for detection of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). How variable is HBsAg among HBV infected blood donors? Second, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends universal vaccination against HBV, but northwest European countries limit …
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