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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2015; 21(42): 11941-11953
Published online Nov 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941
Published online Nov 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941
Table 1 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and genotype distribution in some African countries
| Countries | HBsAg-positive prevalence[4,11] | HBV genotype distribution[66,68-73,75,77] |
| Burkina Faso | 14.5% | A: A1 southern and eastern Africa |
| Cameroon | 10.1% | A2 South Africa |
| Gabon | 9.5% | D: D1 and D7 northern Africa |
| Ghana | 13.8% | E: western and central Africa |
| Mali | 15.5% | Recombinant A/D and A/E |
| Mauritania | 10.9% | |
| Nigeria | 13.6% | |
| Senegal | 13.8% | |
| Zambia | 6.5% | |
| Zimbabwe | 25.0% |
- Citation: Zampino R, Boemio A, Sagnelli C, Alessio L, Adinolfi LE, Sagnelli E, Coppola N. Hepatitis B virus burden in developing countries. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(42): 11941-11953
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i42/11941.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941