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Epidemiology and molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in Luanda, Angola.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Dec 2010
Valente Fatima, Lago Barbara Vieira do, Castro Carlos Augusto Velasco de, Almeida Adilson José de, Gomes Selma A, Soares Caroline Cordeiro
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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 characteristics of HBV infection were evaluated among the staff, visitors and adult patients (n = 508) of a public...
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