Article
First epidemiological and phylogenetic analysis of Hepatitis B virus infection in migrants from Mali.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2017
Cella Eleonora, Ceccarelli Giancarlo, Vita Serena, Lai Alessia, Presti Alessandra Lo, Blasi Aletheia, Palco Maurizio Lo, Guarino Michele Pier Luca, Zehender Gianguglielmo, Angeletti Silvia, Ciccozzi Massimo
Abstract excerpt
The armed conflict in Mali caused a migration crisis since 2012. Most Malian refugees were in Italy. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the seroprevalence of anti-HBV antibodies is particularly high. Genotype E is the most prevalent throughout a crescent covering area from Angola to Senegal, including Mali. We report 16 HBV positive individual from 136 Malian asylum seekers in order to investigate the genetic diversity of...
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