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Genotyping and sero-virological characterization of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in blood donors, Southern Ethiopia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Ambachew Henock, Zheng Meijuan, Pappoe Faustina, Shen Jilong, Xu Yuanhong
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. HBV genotypes have distinct geographic distributions and play a role in course of infection and treatment management. However, in Ethiopia there is paucity of information about distribution of HBV genotypes. This study was done to determine genotype, mutation and sero-virological profiles of HBV isolates in Southern Ethiopia....
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