Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an infectious disease of global significance,
causing a significant health burden in Africa due to complications associated with infection …

Background Although, chronic hepatitis B (HBV) is considered to be of significant public
health importance in Ghana, not many reviews detailing the burden (prevalence) of the …

Background The existing seroepidemiological data on viral hepatitis in Ethiopia showed a
wide variation in prevalence pattern and the clinical and public health burden have been …

Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) remains a significant public health problem in Ghana and past
reviews conducted could not calculate a nationwide prevalence of the disease due to lack of …

Background The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the general population in east
Africa is not well documented. In this meta-analysis, we examined 37 full published research …

Background Nigeria has a high burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, commonly
acquired through vertical transmission. However, there is a lack of an efficient surveillance …

This study characterized the health risks due to the consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated
foods and assessed the consumer awareness level of mycotoxins in households in two …

Nuts are one of the commonly consumed snacks but poor handling and storage practices
can make them prone to foodborne infections. The study aimed at assessing the …

Background For 60 y, it has been known that aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a mycotoxin produced by
Aspergillus fungi in certain food and feed crops, causes hepatocellular carcinoma (liver …

With the highest annual fatality ratio (mortality-to-incidence ratio), reported for a human
cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks as the third leading cause of cancer-related …