A systematic review of hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug and vaccine escape mutations in Africa: A call for urgent action.

International sustainable development goals for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health problem by 2030 highlight the pressing need to optimize strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Selected or transmitted resistance associated mutations (RAMs) and vaccine escape mutation...

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Main Authors: Jolynne Mokaya, Anna L McNaughton, Martin J Hadley, Apostolos Beloukas, Anna-Maria Geretti, Dominique Goedhals, Philippa C Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6095632?pdf=render