[HTML][HTML] Long-term impact of infant immunization on hepatitis B prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Whitford, B Liu, J Micallef, JK Yin… - Bulletin of the World …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the long-term impact of infant
vaccination on the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at the population level …

High prevalence of hepatitis B infections in Burkina Faso (1996–2017): a systematic review with meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

M Lingani, T Akita, S Ouoba, AM Sanou, A Sugiyama… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was long considered an important
public health concern in Burkina Faso and still represents a major cause of liver cancer and …

Hepatitis B vaccines

JW Ward, P Van Damme - Hepatitis B Virus and Liver Disease, 2018 - Springer
Since 1982, safe and effective hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines have been commercially
available first derived from plasma of HBV infected persons and later from yeast cells using …

STI knowledge in Berlin adolescents

FT Von Rosen, AJ Von Rosen… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a significant threat to individual and public
health. They disproportionately affect adolescents and young adults. In a cross-sectional …

Elimination of vertical transmission of hepatitis B in Africa: a review of available tools and new opportunities

J Dionne-Odom, B Njei, ATN Tita - Clinical therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose This review article focuses on preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus
(HBV) among pregnant women living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where disease is …

Hepatitis B infection control in Colombian Amazon after 15 years of hepatitis B vaccination. Effectiveness of birth dose and current prevalence

D Garcia, A Porras, AR Mendoza, N Alvis, MC Navas… - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is highly endemic in the Colombian
Amazon basin. In Colombia, the universal hepatitis B vaccination in that area has been …

Sub-optimal protection against past hepatitis B virus infection where subtype mismatch exists between vaccine and circulating viral genotype in northern Australia

BC Cheah, J Davies, GR Singh, N Wood, K Jackson… - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In Australia's Northern Territory, the hepatitis B virus (HBV)
subgenotype A2 (subtype adw2) vaccine was introduced in 1988 for Indigenous infants …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Jemal, M Borok, SS Manraj, GG N'da… - … Agency for Research …, 2018 - iccp-portal.org
There is an increasing global recognition of the need for high-level investment in the control
of cancer alongside other major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). At the Seventieth …

[PDF][PDF] Examining the risk factors for hepatitis B infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Kunene region, a case control study

IW Mwaningange - 2018 - 41.205.129.132
The Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV) which is a double
stranded DNA virus, a member of the Hepadnavidae family of viruses. World Health …

[PDF][PDF] Natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in West Africa: a longitudinal population-based study from The Gambia

C Bottomley, MRC Keneba, I Baldeh, M Taal - core.ac.uk
Shimakawa, Y; Lemoine, M; Njai, HF; Bottomley, C; Ndow, G; Goldin, RD; Jatta, A; Jeng-Barry,
A; Wegmuller, R; Moore, SE; Baldeh, Page 1 Shimakawa, Y; Lemoine, M; Njai, HF; …