A tool to measure the economic impact of Hepatitis B elimination: A case study in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Faisal M. Sanai (Author), Mohammed Alghamdi (Author), Ellen Dugan (Author), Abduljaleel Alalwan (Author), Waleed Al-Hamoudi (Author), Faisal Abaalkhail (Author), Nasser AlMasri (Author), Devin Razavi-Shearer (Author), Homie Razavi (Author), Jonathan Schmelzer (Author), Faleh Z. Alfaleh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: No virologic cure exists for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and existing therapies are designed to control viral replication. We aimed to estimate the national prevalence of HBsAg in 2017 and study the impact of an enhanced diagnosis rate and universal treatment administration on HBV...