| Literature DB >> 30054801 |
Dina Ginzberg1,2, Robert J Wong3, Robert Gish1,2.
Abstract
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) continues to pose a serious global health threat in many areas of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the Western Pacific Region and areas of Eastern Europe. Endemicity is heterogeneous within and across regions owing to variable implementation of childhood and birth-dose vaccination programs, inconsistent screening of blood products, injection drug use, and poor education initiatives. This review aims to provide comprehensive up-to-date estimates of global seroprevalence of chronic HBV across six World Health Organization (WHO) regions, noting patterns of change over time and highlighting potential region-specific barriers to the diagnosis and elimination of HBV.Entities:
Keywords: Chronic liver disease; Global prevalence; Hepatitis B virus; Seroprevalence; Viral hepatitis
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30054801 DOI: 10.1007/s12072-018-9884-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hepatol Int ISSN: 1936-0533 Impact factor: 6.047