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New biological products research reported from Pasteur Institute

Published in Vaccine Weekly, July 14th, 2010

Data detailed in 'Heterogeneity of hepatitis B transmission in Tunisia: risk factors for infection and chronic carriage before the introduction of a universal vaccine program' have been presented. According to recent research from Tunisia, "A population-based sero-epidemiological study enrolled 9486 volunteers in two governorates, Beja in the north and Tataouine in the south of Tunisia, in order to assess the magnitude of HBV transmission heterogeneity between the north and the south and within the same governorate, as well as the risk factors associated with infection and chronic carriage. The overall prevalence of anti-HBc, HBsAg and chronic carriage was 28.5, 5.3 and 2.9%,...

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