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Hepatitis D Virus: Introduction and Epidemiology
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Hepatitis D is caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV), a unique RNA pathogen that
requires the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) to infect. Hepatitis D is
transmitted by the parenteral route. The main susceptible group is patients with
chronic HBsAg infection who become superinfected with the virus. Hepatitis D
occurs throughout the globe, but control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the last
two decades has consistently diminished the circulation of HDV in industrialized
countries. However, hepatitis D remains a medical issue for injecting drug users
(IDUs), as well as immigrants from endemic HDV areas, who are reintroducing the
infection in Europe.