Journal article
A systematic review of hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug and vaccine escape mutations in Africa: A call for urgent action
- Abstract:
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International sustainable development goals for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health problem by 2030 highlight the pressing need to optimize strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Selected or transmitted resistance associated mutations (RAMs) and vaccine escape mutations (VEMs) in hepatitis B virus (HBV) may reduce the success of existing treatment and prevention strategies. These issues are particularly pertinent for many settings in Africa where there is high H...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ Leverhulme Trust
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Mokaya, J
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elaRhodesDoctoralScholarship
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Public Library of Science Publisher's website
- Journal:
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal website
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- e0006629
- Publication date:
- 2018-08-06
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-06-22
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1935-2735
- ISSN:
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1935-2727
- Pmid:
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30080852
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:935399
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- Local pid:
- pubs:935399
- Deposit date:
- 2018-11-14
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- Copyright holder:
- Mokaya et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © 2018 Mokaya et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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