[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B virus genotypes: global distribution and clinical importance

M Sunbul - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
At least 600000 individuals worldwide annually die of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related
diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B (CHB), liver cirrhosis (LC), and hepatocellular …

A systematic review of the current hepatitis B viral infection and hepatocellular carcinoma situation in Mediterranean countries

S Madihi, H Syed, F Lazar, A Zyad… - Biomed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Viral hepatitis B is a global public health problem affecting nearly two billion subjects; 3.3%
of whom are from the WHO (World Health Organization) Eastern Mediterranean Region …

The global hepatitis B virus genotype distribution approximated from available genotyping data

S Velkov, JJ Ott, U Protzer, T Michler - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is divided into nine genotypes, A to I. Currently, it remains unclear
how the individual genotypes contribute to the estimated 250 million chronic HBV infections …

Disparate distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in four sub-Saharan African countries

JC Forbi, Y Ben-Ayed, G Xia, G Vaughan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) places a substantial health burden on Africa.
Here, we investigated genetic diversity of HBV variants circulating in 4 countries of sub …

Epidemiology of HBV subgenotypes D

R Ozaras, II Balkan, M Yemisen, F Tabak - Clinics and research in …, 2015 - Elsevier
The natural history of hepatitis B virus infection is not uniform and affected from several
factors including, HBV genotype. Genotype D is a widely distributed genotype. Among …

Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in blood donors in Botswana

WT Choga, M Anderson, E Zumbika, S Moyo… - Virus Genes, 2019 - Springer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a significant threat to blood transfusion safety in sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) where allogeneic blood donations are screened serologically, and more …

Hepatitis B virus in the Maghreb region: from epidemiology to prospective research

S Ezzikouri, P Pineau, S Benjelloun - Liver International, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) represents an important health problem in the Maghreb countries,
Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, but no detailed synthesis of its …

Disproportionate Distribution of HBV Genotypes A and D and the Recombinant Genotype D/E in the High and Low HBV Endemic Regions of Uganda: A Wake‐Up Call …

HM Kafeero, D Ndagire, P Ocama… - … journal of hepatology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the leading cause of liver‐related diseases. In
Uganda, there is a regional disparity in the HBV burden. Our study was aimed at …

Variable proportions of phylogenetic clustering and low levels of antiviral drug resistance among the major hbv sub-genotypes in the middle east and North Africa

RY Athamneh, A Arıkan, M Sayan, A Mahafzah… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major public health threat in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA). Phylogenetic analysis of HBV can be helpful to study the putative …

Variability in the precore and core promoter regions of HBV strains in Morocco: characterization and impact on liver disease progression

B Kitab, A Essaid El Feydi, R Afifi, C Trepo… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common human pathogens that
cause aggressive hepatitis and advanced liver disease (AdLD), including liver cirrhosis and …