MeSH tree: B04.450.411
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV), a bloodborne infection that is transmitted through infected blood or other bodily fluids, was recently designated as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). ...
Dec 10, 2025
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A study published in Eurosurveillance has found evidence of substantial lifetime exposure to hepatitis B and C viruses in Ukraine in a 2021 nationwide, representative sample of the population, with findings also suggesting ...
Jul 24, 2025
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Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infects the liver and causes severe inflammation. According to WHO estimates, 12 million people worldwide are infected with HDV. Currently, there are only a few treatment options.
Apr 23, 2025
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The prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is high in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) chronic carriers detected through annual screenings, according to a study published online March 22 in United European Gastroenterology ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Affecting hundreds of millions of people, chronic hepatitis B is a widespread global health problem for which there is as yet no cure. In a preclinical study involving the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Heidelberg ...
Aug 4, 2023
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In a multicenter phase 3 trial, researchers at the MHH have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of the drug bulevirtide, which prevents HD viruses from entering the liver. This paves the way for a drug therapy of the particularly ...
Jun 22, 2023
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In 2020, bulevirtide (BLV) was conditionally approved for treating chronic hepatitis delta (CHD), an inflammation of the liver caused by hepatitis D virus (HDV). Now real-world studies of patients treated outside of clinical ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Between 10 and 20 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis D virus (HDV). HDV infection is always associated with hepatitis B virus infection. So far there has been no satisfactory therapeutic option for this ...
Oct 3, 2022
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A new immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses, both of which can cause liver cancer, shows promising results in animal models. Results from the treatment, which is being developed by researchers at Karolinska ...
Aug 26, 2022
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