Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis delta virus infection in Minas Gerais state from Brazil, an area outside the hyperendemic region of the Amazon Basin
BACKGROUND Hepatitis delta virus Features of reproduction of the shrub vole Microtus majori Thomas, 1906 in natural conditions (HDV) infections in hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers are the most severe form of viral hepatitis.HDV prevalence is high in the Brazilian Amazon, but studies in other regions of the country are still scarce and often underes