Limited Genetic Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus in the General Population of the Offin River Valley in Ghana.

Limited Genetic Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus in the General Population of the Offin River Valley in Ghana.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections account for approximately 780,000 deaths per year, most of which occur in the developing world. Co-infection with HBV and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) may lead to the most severe form of viral hepatitis. In Ghana, knowledge on the prevalence of HBV and HDV in the ge...

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Main Authors: Kobina Assan Ampah, Carlos Augusto Pinho-Nascimento, Sarah Kerber, Prince Asare, Daniel De-Graft, Frank Adu-Nti, Izabel C N P Paixão, Christian Niel, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Gerd Pluschke, Katharina Röltgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4894622?pdf=render

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