Seroprevalence of Human and Canine Hepatitis B Virus in Samarra Province, Iraq

Abstract

The most extensively researched hepatitis virus, hepatitis-B virus (HBV), is a major cause of liver disease in mammals, particularly in humans. In the current study, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to (i) estimate levels of antibodies against HBV and (ii) measure the activity of liver function enzymes using serum samples from 50 patients and 78 dogs. The findings demonstrated that the two tests' values were significant in both groups (patients and dogs), but that the dogs test's values were higher than those of the human tests. It is crucial to confirm this evidence using molecular tests because there is significant evidence of canine hepatitis B in the Samarra Province of Iraq.