Epidemiology and molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in Luanda, Angola

An estimated 360 million people are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide. Among these, 65 million live in Africa. Despite the high levels of hepatitis B in Africa, HBV epidemiology is still poorly documented in most African countries. In this work, the epidemiological and molecular charac...

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Main Authors: Fatima Valente, Barbara Vieira do Lago, Carlos Augusto Velasco de Castro, Adilson José de Almeida, Selma A Gomes, Caroline Cordeiro Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
HBV
DNA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000800004&lng=en&tlng=en