Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement

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...

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Main Authors: Minuk, GY, Nicolle, LE, Gauthier, T, Brunka, J
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Pulsus Group Inc 1991
Subjects:
Brief Report
Canada
Northwest Territories
Baker Lake
inuit
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327993
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529713
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3327993 2023-05-15T15:35:53+02:00 Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement Minuk, GY Nicolle, LE Gauthier, T Brunka, J 1991 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327993 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529713 en eng Pulsus Group Inc http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327993 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529713 ©1991 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved Brief Report Text 1991 ftpubmed 2013-09-04T05:42:50Z 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. Text Baker Lake inuit Northwest Territories PubMed Central (PMC) Canada Northwest Territories
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Minuk, GY
Nicolle, LE
Gauthier, T
Brunka, J
Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement
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description 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.
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author Minuk, GY
Nicolle, LE
Gauthier, T
Brunka, J
author_facet Minuk, GY
Nicolle, LE
Gauthier, T
Brunka, J
author_sort Minuk, GY
title Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement
title_short Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement
title_full Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement
title_fullStr Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an isolated Canadian Inuit settlement
title_sort prevalence of antibody to hepatitis c virus in an isolated canadian inuit settlement
publisher Pulsus Group Inc
publishDate 1991
url http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327993
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529713
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Northwest Territories
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