Genotyping and sero-virological characterization of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in blood donors, Southern Ethiopia.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. HBV genotypes have distinct geographic distributions and play a role in course of infection and treatment management. However, in Ethiopia there is paucity of information about distribution of HBV genotypes. This...

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Main Authors: Henock Ambachew, Meijuan Zheng, Faustina Pappoe, Jilong Shen, Yuanhong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5819820?pdf=render