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