The witch-doctor and tribal scarification of the skin and the hepatitis B antigen

The witch-doctor and tribal scarification of the skin and the hepatitis B antigen

The possible role that scarification of the skin by witchdoctors, or during ritual tribal ceremonies, plays in the high frequency of the hepatitis B antigen (HB Ag) carrier state in South African Bantu, has been investigated.

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Veröffentlicht in:South African medical journal 1973-12, Vol.47 (50), p.2419-2420
1. Verfasser: Kew, M.C., Reis, P., Macnab, G.M., Seftel, H.C. & Bersohn, I.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
African Continental Ancestry Group
Aged
Carrier State - epidemiology
Ceremonial Behavior
Cicatrix
Complement Fixation Tests
Dermatology
Female
Hepatitis B - epidemiology
Hepatitis B antigen
Hepatitis B Antigens - analysis
Humans
Immunoelectrophoresis
Male
Medicine, Traditional
Middle Aged
South Africa
Tribal medicine
Tribal scarification
Witch-doctor
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Zusammenfassung:The possible role that scarification of the skin by witchdoctors, or during ritual tribal ceremonies, plays in the high frequency of the hepatitis B antigen (HB Ag) carrier state in South African Bantu, has been investigated.
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135