Abstract:Background: Hepatitis B is one of the major public health concerns worldwide. In Mauritania, its prevalence in the general population is very high. The hepatitis D virus (HDV) borrows the envelope from the hepatitis B virus (HBV) during its infectious cycle. We thus observe co-infections during which the two viruses are acquired simultaneously and superinfections by HDV in patients who are already chronic carriers of the B virus. Objective: to assess the prevalence of HBV and HDV infection Material and Metho… Show more
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