2003•Scandinavian Journal of Infectious DiseasesRequires access

Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus by Blood Brotherhood Rituals

Hakan Leblebicioğlu, Derya Turan, Mustafa Sünbül, Şaban Esen, Cafer Eroğlu

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Blood brother/sisterhood is a ritual that involves the exchange of a small amount of venous blood via the binding of excisions. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) could be transmitted by this ritual. Two cases infected with HIV and HBV by a blood brotherhood ritual are reported.

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Key concepts: Virology, Hepatitis B virus, Transmission (telecommunications), Virus, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis virus, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis