Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa
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...
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Main Authors: | Jessica Howell (Author), Nimzing G. Ladep (Author), Maud Lemoine (Author), Mark R. Thursz (Author), Simon D. Taylor-Robinson (Author) |
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Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS),
2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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