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Table 1 Patient/client specific clinical and virological characteristics of anti-HDV antibody positives (n = 26) and those with HDV full genome sequenced (n = 6)

From: Clade homogeneity and low rate of delta virus despite hyperendemicity of hepatitis B virus in Ethiopia

Study groups Lab. Code Age/sex Virological characteristics Clinical characteristics
Anti-HCV HIV status HBV viral load HBeAg HBV genotype HDV viral load HDV genotype
HIV co-infected ETH3790 34/M Neg Pos 3.62 Neg a A1 9.67 × 10 6 I WHO stage I
ETH2170 36/F Pos Pos Un Pos – 2.27 × 10 5 I WHO stage IV
ETH2280 33/M Neg Pos Un Neg – 7.08 × 10 7 I WHO stage I
ETH1480 37/F Neg Pos 2.72 Neg D2 – – WHO stage II
ETH1570 57/F Neg Pos 8.93 Neg A1 – – WHO stage I
ETH4500 30/F Pos Pos 3.08 Neg D4 – – WHO stage II
ETH1470 31/M Pos Pos 0.48 Neg – – – WHO stage I
ETH2590 38/F Neg Pos Un Neg – – – WHO stage I
ETH2570 46/M Neg Pos Un Neg – – – WHO stage I
ETH2150 49/F Neg Pos Un Neg – – – WHO stage I
CLD patients ETH4060 60/M Neg Neg 6.34 Neg A1 3.01 × 10 5 I Liver cirrhosis
ETH4100 33/M Neg Neg 3.15 Neg A1 2.28 × 10 5 I HCC
ETH3020 21/F Neg Pos 6.90 Pos A1 – –  
ETH3700 25/M Neg Neg 7.60 Pos A1 – – Liver ascites + cirrhosisa
ETH4070 23/M Neg Neg 4.04 Neg D3 – –  
ETH5730 45/M Neg Neg 4.47 Neg D2 – – Chronic hepatitisb
ETH3080 38/F Neg Neg 0.60 Nd – – – Chronic hepatitisc
ETH3120 64/M Neg Neg 6.81 Pos A1 – –  
ETH3190 45/M Neg Neg 1.56 Neg – – – Chronic hepatitisd
ETH3320 52/M Neg Neg 1.00 Nd – – – Liver cirrhosisa
ETH3360 22/M Neg Neg 0.78 Neg – – –  
ETH4390 27/M Pos Neg 2.01 Neg – – –  
ETH4380 28/M Pos Neg Un Neg – 2.41 × 102 – Chronic hepatitise
Blood donors ETH2056 47/M Neg Neg 8.39 Neg D2 6.55 × 10 5 I –
ETH5660 55/M Neg Neg 0.78 Nega – – – –
ETH5650 38/M Pos Neg Un Nd – – – –
  1. Highlighted in bold rows indicate study subjects of their HDV isolate was sequenced. WHO World Health Organization HIV infection disease staging, aBoth HBeAg and HBeAb tests showed non-reactive, bComplicated with schistosomiasis and Hookworm infections, cComplicated with H.pylori infections, dDiagnosed for hepatosplenic and hepatosplenomegaly associated schistosomiasis, e Complicated with Ascaris, Hookworm and P.falciparum infections. Note: Chronic liver disease (CLD) patients with no specified clinical characteristics were classified as ‘undefined’ liver sign and symptoms. Un-undetected. Nd-not done (insufficient sample). HCC-Hepatocellular carcinoma
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