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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis D virus circulating in Southwestern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) infections are major public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas it is known that HBV infection is endemic in Nigeria, there is only little data about HDV prevalence available. Here, we assessed the HDV seroprevalence and dete...

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Autores principales: Opaleye, Oluyinka Oladele, Japhet, Oluwatoyin Margaret, Adewumi, Olubusuyi Moses, Omoruyi, Ewean Chukwuma, Akanbi, Olusola Anuoluwapo, Oluremi, Adeolu Sunday, Wang, Bo, Tong, Hoang van, Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P., Bock, C.-Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4820959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27044424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0514-6