Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis delta and hepatitis B viruses circulating in two major provinces (East and North-West) of Pakistan.

doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2018.06.013

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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis delta and hepatitis B viruses circulating in two major provinces (East and North-West) of Pakistan.

Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2018

Aftab Mahwish, Amin Iram, Idrees Muhammad, Ali Amjad, Rafique Shazia, Naz Shagufta

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OBJECTIVES: HBV and HDV are major public health problems with millions affected globally and Pakistan accounts for a significant proportion of the global Hepatitis burden. This cross sectional study was designed to assess the general epidemiological and virological features of HBV and HDV in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) provinces of Pakistan. METHODS: A total of 1890 HBV patients from March 2016 to May...

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PMID: 29906637
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.06.013

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