Hepatitis B Virus
Research from California Pacific Medical Center has provided new information about hepatitis b virus
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, January 1st, 2007
New research, "Chronic hepatitis B: current epidemiology in the Americas and implications for management," is the subject of a report. "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a serious health threat in many parts of the world. Although its prevalence is lower in the Americas than in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, it is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in North, Central and South America," scientists in the United States report.
"There is a nonuniform pattern of distribution throughout this region, with HBV prevalence related to geographical, social and cultural factors that predispose certain individuals to infection. This report details the incidence,...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-01-01)
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