Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections in Lao People's Democratic Republic: The first national population-based cross-sectional survey.

Population-based seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C infections has not been examined in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of these infections in the general population of Lao PDR and perform subgroup analysis. A nationwid...

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Main Authors: Shinsuke Miyano, Chansay Pathammavong, Yasunori Ichimura, Masaya Sugiyama, Kongxay Phounphenghack, Chankham Tengbriacheu, Bouaphane Khamphaphongphane, Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong, Lauren Franzel, Tae Un Yang, Hendrikus Raaijimakers, Tomomi Ota, Masafumi Funato, Kenichi Komada, Masahiko Hachiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278933