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Genetic diversity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Madagascar [PDF]

Journal of Medical Virology, 2016
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a DNA virus belonging to Hepadnaviridae family. Chronic infection with HBV is one major risk factor of hepatic disease. In Madagascar, former studies classified the country as part of high endemic area, as HBV prevalence can reach 23% in general population.
S. F. Andriamandimby, A. L. Presti, A. Lai, M. Olive, S. Angeletti, L. D. Florio, E. Cella, M. Razafindramparany, J. Ravalohery, S. Andriamamonjy, S. Gioffrè, G. Zehender, G. Mottini, M. Ciccozzi, J. Heraud   +14 more
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Hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV infection among Egyptian prisoners: Seroprevalence, risk factors and related chronic liver diseases

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2013
Summary: Background and aim: Prisons in Egypt do not currently screen for blood-borne viruses, and there are no statistics concerning the prevalence of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus among prisoners.
Hala I. Mohamed, Zienab M. Saad, Ehab M. Abd-Elreheem, Wael M. Abd-ElGhany, Mohamed S. Mohamed, Emad A. Abd Elnaeem, Amany E. Seedhom   +6 more
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HBV/HIV Coinfection: Impact on the Development and Clinical Treatment of Liver Diseases

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a common contributor to chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Approximately 10% of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) also have chronic HBV co-infection, owing to shared ...
Zhimeng Cheng, Panpan Lin, Nansheng Cheng   +2 more
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Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: transmission patterns and vaccine control [PDF]

, 2003
A community-based seroepidemiological survey of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was conducted in 1994 to inform on the transmission dynamics and control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Cutts, FT, Dejene, A, Cutts, Felicity, Nokes, D. James, Dejene, A., Messele, T., Enquselassie, F., Abebe, A, Nokes, DJ, Messele, T, Abebe, A., Enquselassie, F   +11 more
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Leprosy and hepatitis B coinfection in southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
To investigate the association of leprosy with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as yet unknown for South Brazil, we assessed hepatitis B virus coinfection in 199 South Brazilian leprosy patients (119 lepromatous, 15 tuberculoid, 30 borderline, 12 ...
Cleverson Leitão, Denis Ueda, Anna Carolina de Moraes Braga, Angelica B.W. Boldt, Iara J.T. Messias-Reason   +4 more
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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnancy [PDF]

Hepatology International, 2008
Hepatitis B is a considerable disease burden among Asians. Little is known about its disease behaviour in pregnant women.Clinical, laboratory and radiological data of pregnant and peri-partum females with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who were seen between years 1999 and 2004 were studied.
Hui-Hui, Tan, Hock-Foong, Lui, Wan-Cheng, Chow   +2 more
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Epidemiological patterns of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in highly endemic areas [PDF]

, 1996
This paper uses meta-analysis of published data and a deterministic mathematical model of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission to describe the patterns of HBV infection in high endemicity areas.
Edmunds, W. John, O'Callaghan, C. J., Medley, Graham, Nokes, D. James, Whittle, H. C., Hall, A. J. (Andrew James)   +5 more
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Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in kidney transplant recipients

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
In this cross-sectional study, 207 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-negative kidney transplant recipients were evaluated based on demographic and epidemiological data and on the levels of serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C ...
Cibele Franz, Renata de Mello Perez, Mariano Gustavo Zalis, Ana Carolina Jonard Zalona, Pedro Túlio Monteiro de Castro e Abreu Rocha, Renato Torres Gonçalves, Letícia Cancella Nabuco, Cristiane Alves Villela-Nogueira   +7 more
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Risk of hepatitis B when migrating from low to high endemic areas

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2020
Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections varies markedly with geography and is endemic in the Arctic. Travel and migration have increased markedly while the influence of migration to high endemic areas remains unknown.
Henrik Bygum Krarup, Karsten Fleischer Rex, Stig Andersen   +2 more
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The long and stumble way to find potential active compounds from plants for defeating hepatitis B and C: review [PDF]

Pharmacia, 2022
Hepatitis is a liver illness caused by virus such as hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis B and C are considerably more usual and induce more cirrhosis and dead worldwide than hepatitis A.
Anjar Hermadi Saputro, Aluicia Anita Artarini, Daryono Hadi Tjahjono, Sophi Damayanti   +3 more
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