Estimation of the Secondary Attack Rate for Delta Hepatitis Coinfection among Injection Drug Users

The secondary attack rate for delta hepatitis coinfection was estimated among a cluster of injection drug users (IDUs). The infections occurred during an epidemic of hepatitis B in a rural area of Nova Scotia in 1988 and 1989. Six IDUs formed a cluster of delta hepatitis coinfections, representing t...

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Main Authors: Christiane Poulin, Theresa Gyorkos, Lawrence Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1993-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/539613