Hepatitis B and C virus infections in the three Pygmy groups in Cameroon.

Yacouba Foupouapouognigni (1) , Serge Alain Sadeuh Mba (1) , Edouard Betsem Betsem (2, 3) , Dominique Rousset (1) , Alain Froment (4) , Antoine Gessain (2) , Richard Njouom (1)

1 Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
2 Epidémiologie et Physiopathologie des Virus Oncogènes
3 Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales
4 PALOC - Patrimoines Locaux et Gouvernance

A high level (11.8%) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was found among 524 Pygmies in Cameroon, whereas the extent of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the same population was low (0.6%). Phylogenetic analyses showed co-circulation of two HBV genotypes, A3 and E. Taken together our results suggest different epidemiological scenarios concerning HBV and HCV infections, respectively, in this population.

Domaines: Virologie

Yacouba Foupouapouognigni, Serge Alain Sadeuh Mba, Edouard Betsem Betsem, Dominique Rousset, Alain Froment, et al.. Hepatitis B and C virus infections in the three Pygmy groups in Cameroon.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2010, epub ahead of print. ⟨10.1128/JCM.01475-10⟩. ⟨hal-00542157⟩