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The changing epidemiology of hepatitis B and C infections in Nanoro, rural Burkina Faso: a random sampling survey.
BMC infectious diseases - 15 Jan 2020
Lingani Moussa, Akita Tomoyuki, Ouoba Serge, Nagashima Shintaro, Boua Palwende Romuald, Takahashi Kazuaki, Kam Basile, Sugiyama Aya, Nikiema Théodore, Yamamoto Chikako, Somé Athanase, Derra Karim, Ko Ko, Sorgho Hermann, Tarnagda Zekiba, Tinto Halidou, Tanaka Junko
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BACKGROUND: This study sought to provide up-to-date hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) seroprevalence in rural Burkina Faso decade after hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in the national immunization scheduled for children. METHODS: In 2018, a community-based, random sampling strategy with probability proportional to population size was conducted in Nanoro to investigate the prevalence of viral hepatitis in children...
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