Global epidemiology and genetics of hepatocellular carcinoma

MR Toh, EYT Wong, SH Wong, AWT Ng, LH Loo… - Gastroenterology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading cancers worldwide. Classically, HCC
develops in genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to risk factors, especially in …

Efficacy and safety of antiviral prophylaxis during pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AL Funk, Y Lu, K Yoshida, T Zhao… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background To eliminate mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV),
peripartum antiviral prophylaxis might be required for pregnant women infected with HBV …

Hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: strategies to achieve the 2030 elimination targets

CW Spearman, M Afihene, R Ally, B Apica… - The lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
The WHO global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis, created in May, 2016, aims to
achieve a 90% reduction in new cases of chronic hepatitis B and C and a 65% reduction in …

Lives saved with vaccination for 10 pathogens across 112 countries in a pre-COVID-19 world

J Toor, S Echeverria-Londono, X Li, K Abbas… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Background: Vaccination is one of the most effective public health interventions. We
investigate the impact of vaccination activities for Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis …

Accuracy of HBeAg to identify pregnant women at risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus to their neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Boucheron, Y Lu, K Yoshida, T Zhao… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV)
involves neonatal immunoprophylaxis, with a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine and immune …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the timely birth dose vaccine on the global elimination of hepatitis B

MJ de Villiers, S Nayagam, TB Hallett - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract In 2016 the World Health Organization set the goal of eliminating hepatitis B
globally by 2030. Horizontal transmission has been greatly reduced in most countries by …

Residual risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection despite timely birth-dose vaccination in Cameroon (ANRS 12303): a single-centre …

Y Shimakawa, P Veillon, J Birguel, A Pivert… - The Lancet global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In sub-Saharan Africa, administration of hepatitis B virus (HBV) birth-
dose vaccines remains suboptimal. Evidence is scarce on whether African countries should …

Implementation approaches for introducing and overcoming barriers to hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa

A Boisson, V Goel, M Yotebieng, JB Parr… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) affects more than
60 million people. Mother-to-child transmission is a major contributor to the ongoing HBV …

Arresting vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus (AVERT-HBV) in pregnant women and their neonates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a feasibility study

P Thompson, CE Morgan, P Ngimbi… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan
Africa despite the widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines. In the Democratic …

[HTML][HTML] Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa

J Cohn, MN Owiredu, MM Taylor… - Bulletin of the World …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Triple elimination is an initiative supporting the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of
three diseases–human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, syphilis and hepatitis B …