Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus: Findings from a population-based household survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Zendy

Natasha Samsunder | Zendy; Sinaye Ngcapu | Zendy; Lara Lewis | Zendy; Cheryl Baxter | Zendy; Cherie Cawood | Zendy; David Khanyile | Zendy; Ayesha B. M. Kharsany | Zendy

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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus: Findings from a population-based household survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author(s) -

Natasha Samsunder,

Sinaye Ngcapu,

Lara Lewis,

Cheryl Baxter,

Cherie Cawood,

David Khanyile,

Ayesha B. M. Kharsany

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.06.005

Subject(s) - seroprevalence , hepatitis a virus , geography , virology , population , socioeconomics , environmental health , medicine , veterinary medicine , virus , serology , immunology , antibody , sociology

HBV infection among HIV positive men remains an important public health problem in communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The prevalence of HBsAg and HBeAg highlight the importance of surveillance and an important missed opportunity for the scale up of programmes to achieve the goal of controlling HBV for public health benefit.

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