International population mobility is an underlying factor in the emergence of public health
threats and risks that must be managed globally. These risks are often related, but not …

With an estimated 15 million infected persons in Europe, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is
still one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease and associated mortality. The HBV …

Viral hepatitis causes major disease burden worldwide, due to the chronic hepatitis
sequelae: cirrhosis and primary liver cancer. Transmission of viral hepatitis is a problem not …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most frequent viral infection found in blood donors
(BDs) in France. We analyzed the epidemiological and sero-molecular data on HBV …

Hepatitis B is a worldwide health problem affecting about 2 billion people and more than
350 million are chronic carriers of the virus. Nine HBV genotypes (A to I) have been …

Background. This study characterizes and defines the clinical value of hepatitis B virus
(HBV) quasispecies with reverse transcriptase and HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) …

Objective The prevalence and distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in Canada is
not known. Genotypic analysis may contribute to a better understanding of HBV strain …

Аннотация Гепатит В наиболее распространен среди лиц молодого возраста, что
объясняется путями заражения–парентеральным, половым и вертикальным. В …

Background. Through migration, diversity of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has
changed, affecting disease burden and control. We describe clinical and viral characteristics …

To explore changes in molecular epidemiology of acute viral hepatitis B (AVH‐B), hepatitis B
virus (HBV) genotypes were determined by direct sequencing of the Pre‐S‐S region in 123 …