Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in sub-Saharan Africa : time to act
Date
2015-07
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
What few people thought possible little more than a decade ago is now reality: scientific and operational advances are greatly reducing the number of deaths from HIV. The number of infant infections has decreased by 58% between 2001 and 2013 and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV might well be eliminated in the next few years.1 By contrast, the prevention and management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection lags well behind, at least in sub-Saharan Africa.
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CITATION: Andersson, M. I. et al. 2015. Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in sub-Saharan Africa : time to act. Lancet Global Health, 3(7):e358–e359, doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00056-X.
The original publication is available at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/issue/current
The original publication is available at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/issue/current
Keywords
Hepatitis B -- Transmission -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Hepatitis B -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Prevention
Citation
Andersson, M. I. et al. 2015. Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in sub-Saharan Africa: time to act. Lancet Glob Health, 3(7):e358-e359, doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00056-X.