Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Autori principali: Jessica Howell (Autore), Nimzing G. Ladep (Autore), Maud Lemoine (Autore), Mark R. Thursz (Autore), Simon D. Taylor-Robinson (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes a spectrum of acute and chronic liver disease, ranging from inactive chronic carrier status to progressive chronic hepatitis, leading to end-stage cirrhosis and primary liver cancer. In sub-Saharan Africa, over 8% of the population has chronic HBV carriage wi...