High endemicity and low molecular diversity of hepatitis B virus infections in pregnant women in a rural district of North Cameroon.

High endemicity and low molecular diversity of hepatitis B virus infections in pregnant women in a rural district of North Cameroon.

BACKGROUND: A program, supported by the GEMHEP (Groupe d'étude Moléculaire des Hépatites), was established in 2007 in the sanitary district of Tokombéré, to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV). It comprises screening for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) in all pregnant women an...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Ducancelle, Pierre Abgueguen, Jacques Birguel, Wael Mansour, Adeline Pivert, Hélène Le Guillou-Guillemette, Jean-Jacques Sobnangou, Amélie Rameau, Jean-Marie Huraux, Françoise Lunel-Fabiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827216?pdf=render

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