Arresting vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus (AVERT-HBV) in pregnant women and their neonates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a feasibility study

• Main Authors: Peyton Thompson, MD (Author), Camille E Morgan, BSPH (Author), Patrick Ngimbi, MD (Author), Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa, MSPH (Author), Noro L R Ravelomanana, MD (Author), Martine Tabala, MLT (Author), Malongo Fathy, MD (Author), Bienvenu Kawende, MD (Author), Jérémie Muwonga, PhD (Author), Pacifique Misingi, MD (Author), Charles Mbendi, MD (Author), Christophe Luhata, MD (Author), Ravi Jhaveri, MD (Author), Gavin Cloherty, PhD (Author), Didine Kaba, ProfPhD (Author), Marcel Yotebieng, PhD (Author), Jonathan B Parr, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa despite the widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, HBV treatment and birth-dose vaccination programmes are not established. We, therefore, aimed to ev...