Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2019; 25(32): 4580-4597
Published online Aug 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i32.4580
Table 1 Prevalence rates throughout the world
Geographic areaPrevalence (%)
Ref.
HDV ab | HDV RNA
Africa
Gabon63-70.6 | X[137]
Nigeria4.9 | 9[138]
Sub-Saharan1.3-50 | 21.4-100[139]
Tunisia2 | 33.3[140]
Asia
Japan21.1 | X[141]
Mongolia74.4 | 97.9[9]
90.7 | 91.4[142]
Pacific
KiribatiX | 37[143]
North America
United States42 | X[144]
South America
Brazil1.8 | X[145]
34.4 | X[146]
Europe
Belgium3.7-5.5 | X[147]
Greece4.2 | X[148]
Italy67 | 93[149]
23.4 | X[150]
London4.5 | 20.2[151]
Romania23.1 | 71.0[8]
Spain4 | X[152]
8.2 | X[17]